Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
14
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
6
1.3
W
6
1
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
2
SW
7
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
124
99
50
37
28
33
253
431
933
878
723
428
225
108
49
98
373
1306
1897
1957
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
E
35
E
35
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
50
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
W
20
SW
35
SSW
45
S
45
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:25PM3.51m
6:51AM3.46m
7:02PM3.87m
7:26AM3.84m
7:39PM4.22m
Low Tide
12:49PM1.15m
1:21AM0.78m
1:33PM0.88m
2:01AM0.51m
2:13PM0.63m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:54
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7:54
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7:56
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6:07
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6:04
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6:01
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 mm
1
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1
4
1
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6
11
2
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1
6
18
3
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
15
16
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
4
4
9
10
-2
-5
-2
-1
0
2
4
6
3
4
7
6
-1
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