- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Harlech surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Harlech surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Harlech sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Harlech today?
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:26PM3.10m | 5:46AM3.58m | 6:23PM3.37m | 6:38AM3.81m | 7:07PM3.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.87m | 00:31AM1.12m | 1:10PM0.67m | 1:27AM0.90m | 1:57PM0.52m | 2:12AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | 8:38 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 125 | 140 | 130 | 130 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 131 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 130 | 131 | 305 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Mid Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Harlech surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest