Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
20.0° C
4.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
18
8
16
12
15
12
12
12
39
46
43
29
19
22
16
15
12
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:47AM3.76m
1:08PM3.43m
1:31AM3.34m
1:55PM3.11m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.90m
7:36AM1.06m
7:44PM1.19m
8:11AM1.37m
8:32PM1.46m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
15
16
17
16
13
Feels °C
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
11
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