
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Harlech today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 3PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:29AM3.49m | 7:41PM3.93m | 8:00AM3.82m | 8:13PM4.26m | 8:32AM4.12m | 8:46PM4.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.78m | 2:42AM0.48m | 2:49PM0.54m | 3:15AM0.26m | 3:23PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | 2 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 137 | 185 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 233 | 189 | 80 | 80 | 130 | 131 | 143 | 131 | 26 | 137 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 263 | 263 | 245 | 137 |
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