Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Harlech today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 10 | NW 5 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:15AM3.28m | 12:32PM3.31m | 00:58AM2.93m | 1:23PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM1.20m | 6:40AM1.44m | 7:38PM1.45m | 7:51AM1.64m | 9:00PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 26 | 131 | 131 | 130 | 131 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 131 | 299 | 305 | 305 | 292 |
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