Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
18.7° C
3.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 9AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0.7
SW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
1
W
4
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
W
12
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
15
18
34
57
51
29
27
37
49
43
43
24
12
7
5
12
12
9
4
3
3
3
4
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:45AM4.05m
1:11PM3.65m
1:35AM3.79m
2:06PM3.44m
2:37AM3.51m
3:16PM3.27m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.89m
7:38PM1.09m
8:27AM1.09m
8:35PM1.26m
9:35AM1.27m
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
15
17
16
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
17
13
11
10
10
12
12
11
8
8
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
15
15
13
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