Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
W
5
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
294
208
117
130
115
115
102
90
76
53
24
23
13
16
7
7
9
10
11
12
32
62
64
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
15
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:11AM3.75m
1:39PM3.50m
2:15AM3.37m
2:52PM3.24m
3:40AM3.12m
4:24PM3.21m
Low Tide
7:57AM1.23m
8:33PM1.30m
9:32AM1.45m
10:30PM1.39m
11:20AM1.45m
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light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:53
 mm
11
6
3
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
20
22
20
17
Feels °C
13
14
10
9
8
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
12
14
16
20
18
14
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