Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
19.2°C
3.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
7
0.1
W
12
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
0.8
NW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
SW
7
0.9
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
3
3
29
53
32
20
52
25
14
21
31
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:57AM3.49m
8:13PM3.91m
8:30AM3.74m
8:44PM4.19m
9:01AM3.96m
9:16PM4.43m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.80m
3:17AM0.57m
3:23PM0.57m
3:50AM0.36m
3:56PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:16
8:15
 mm
2
2
1
6
17
6
1
2
12
2
1
Temp °C
18
22
22
22
18
17
17
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
22
22
22
16
16
16
16
19
20
17
18
16
14
13
15
16
16
17
16
15
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