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Harlech surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Harlech surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Harlech sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Harlech today?
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 6 | W 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:48PM3.29m | 6:05AM3.59m | 6:35PM3.50m | 6:52AM3.69m | 7:17PM3.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.87m | 00:47AM1.10m | 1:19PM0.83m | 1:39AM0.98m | 2:02PM0.81m | 2:22AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | 9:27 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 130 | 130 | 221 | 206 | 186 | 140 | 206 | 206 | 191 | 191 | 291 | 291 | 287 | 265 | 308 | 308 | 138 | 318 |
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