Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Harlech today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 117 | 88 | 47 | 35 | 103 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM3.63m | 11:53AM3.63m | 00:15AM3.28m | 12:32PM3.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.94m | 5:58AM1.20m | 6:37PM1.20m | 6:40AM1.44m | 7:38PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 208 | 117 | 88 | 47 | 35 | 103 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 143 | 143 | 14 | 131 | 131 | 26 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 130 | 130 |
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