Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Harlech sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.9° 

Harlech surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Harlech today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
6
1.3
W
6
1
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
2.2
SW
8
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
2.4
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
182
108
64
124
574
1338
1628
1853
1868
1544
1197
1009
825
564
411
262
155
107
76
114
931
978
979
1055
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
45
S
50
SW
50
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
55
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
S
35
SSE
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:26AM3.84m
7:39PM4.22m
8:01AM4.18m
8:16PM4.50m
8:38AM4.46m
8:55PM4.68m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.51m
2:13PM0.63m
2:38AM0.30m
2:52PM0.42m
3:15AM0.19m
3:30PM0.29m
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6
16
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8
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Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
15
13
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
3
4
6
5
3
6
3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
10
9
9
9
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