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Harlech surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Harlech today?
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 6PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:06PM3.30m | 00:26AM3.44m | 12:49PM3.05m | 1:15AM3.23m | 1:45PM2.85m | 2:18AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM1.35m | 7:49AM1.34m | 7:56PM1.48m | 8:52AM1.42m | 9:03PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | 8:58 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 6 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 291 | 305 | 310 | 292 | 305 | 284 | 284 | 264 | 264 | 291 | 258 | 221 | 224 | 221 | 224 | 258 | 224 | 306 | 481 | 331 | 306 | 327 | 318 |
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