Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
19.3°C
3.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1.3
W
5
1.5
WNW
6
0.8
WSW
9
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
5
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
12
23
12
5
6
21
61
65
62
36
27
31
49
84
82
76
158
96
77
43
67
32
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:33AM4.15m
9:48PM4.58m
10:06AM4.27m
10:23PM4.64m
10:41AM4.31m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.35m
4:55AM0.21m
4:59PM0.36m
5:27AM0.28m
5:30PM0.45m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:07
 mm
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
15
14
13
14
13
14
9
7
8
9
10
13
12
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