Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
43
54
26
26
48
47
30
42
74
66
51
39
37
68
65
62
50
19
11
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:03AM4.25m
12:25PM3.82m
00:45AM4.05m
1:11PM3.65m
1:35AM3.79m
2:06PM3.44m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.70m
7:02PM0.91m
7:43AM0.89m
7:38PM1.09m
8:27AM1.09m
8:35PM1.26m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
15
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
17
17
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
12
10
9
9
11
12
10
8
8
10
10
12
12
13
12
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