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Harlech surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
6.8° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Harlech today?

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 2PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.8
SW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1211118999910111414141312121211111111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9887295162845635512242883306136291753933518353292286273288371329172
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
35
E
50
ESE
65
ESE
60
ESE
35
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
S
35
SSW
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
3.73
1:43AM
3.36
2:17PM
3.47
3:00AM
3.25
3:39PM
3.36
4:21AM
3.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.13
8:06PM
1.10
8:19AM
1.30
9:26PM
1.27
10:09AM
1.35
11:07PM
1.26
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise8:08-------8:07-------8:06-------
Sunset--4:49-------4:51-------4:52-----
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heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C566446688877765557776545
Feels °C (?)000-1-5-5-8-40-3-4-4-2100020010-2-1
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