Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Harlech today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 7 | — | W 12 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 53 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:57AM3.49m | 8:13PM3.91m | 8:30AM3.74m | 8:44PM4.19m | 9:01AM3.96m | 9:16PM4.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.80m | 3:17AM0.57m | 3:23PM0.57m | 3:50AM0.36m | 3:56PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | NNW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 53 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 303 | 369 | 264 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 271 | 217 | 227 | 215 | 215 | 227 | 288 | 217 | 217 | 281 | 26 | 281 | 278 |
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