Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 8PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1.5
SW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
18
10
20
138
298
297
334
569
437
365
212
219
260
228
212
171
151
121
121
91
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:04AM3.74m
7:20PM4.24m
7:46AM4.05m
8:02PM4.48m
8:24AM4.28m
8:41PM4.59m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.55m
2:39AM0.16m
2:51PM0.36m
3:16AM0.08m
3:28PM0.26m
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light rain
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7:28
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7:30
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7:31
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6:37
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6:36
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6:32
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2
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
14
15
15
15
16
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
6
5
8
9
11
10
10
7
7
5
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
5
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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