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Harlech surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
6.7° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Harlech today?

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Afternoon (30 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121917171616161516151516161514141413101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949493917011676149810687885964514574344516355544223252502321709683183
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
3.64
6:03PM
3.70
6:29AM
4.00
6:57PM
3.95
7:19AM
4.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
1.06
1:03PM
0.81
1:28AM
0.77
1:59PM
0.44
2:17AM
0.50
2:46PM
0.16
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----8:03-------8:00-------8:00---
Sunset------4:55-------4:58-------5:00-
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-3151----1341------122--
Temp. °C655557876655677667888776
Feels °C (?)-3-4-3-113533312455334555353
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