Harlech surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 BST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Harlech today?

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1
SSW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)665555578888999677888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170925540405150371557469419330276236211141261327395416355291223182
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
3.14
5:10AM
3.00
5:42PM
3.34
6:23AM
3.24
6:43PM
3.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
1.49
12:05AM
1.17
12:37PM
1.28
1:16AM
0.87
1:37PM
0.97
2:09AM
0.56
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:25----
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1137151--1-1623-----11
Temp. °C141415141413131617171716151516171717171717171717
Feels °C (?)991110101091112121413121313121313131314131415
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wales - Mid

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Harlech (light winds from the W at Caernarfon 26 km from Harlech). A 1.2m windswell from the WSW

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26 km away, 1 h 17 min ago

8 km/h
W
0.0
16.6
Air / Water (°C)
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