Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 12PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.7
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.8
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.1
W
6
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
1.8
NW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
116
262
616
537
333
193
88
55
37
45
137
77
61
50
29
26
34
236
472
360
360
299
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
25
W
35
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
S
15
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
5
N
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:29AM2.77m
5:43PM3.17m
6:15AM3.09m
6:25PM3.51m
6:51AM3.46m
7:02PM3.87m
Low Tide
11:56AM1.43m
00:37AM1.09m
12:49PM1.15m
1:21AM0.78m
1:33PM0.88m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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7:52
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7:54
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7:54
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6:08
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6:07
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 mm
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2
2
3
2
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1
1
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1
3
3
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8
4
1
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1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
9
8
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
5
2
-2
0
1
4
5
5
5
5
7
8
6
4
6
8
10
-2
-4
-2
-1
0
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