Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Harlech today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 34 | 103 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM3.63m | 11:53AM3.63m | 00:15AM3.28m | 12:32PM3.31m | 00:58AM2.93m | 1:23PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM1.20m | 6:37PM1.20m | 6:40AM1.44m | 7:38PM1.45m | 7:51AM1.64m | 9:00PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 34 | 103 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 40 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 137 | 131 | 131 | 143 | 302 | 14 | 131 | 40 | 26 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 131 | 147 | 305 | 221 | 271 |
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