Harlech surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Harlech today?

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 4PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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 (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)885666655101010101010101061699977
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210227111133152149130624640252538382424234577322
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
4.69
9:00PM
4.58
9:18AM
4.84
9:40PM
4.71
10:00AM
4.83
10:21PM
4.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
0.05
3:55AM
0.18
4:20PM
0.07
4:36AM
0.16
5:01PM
0.22
5:20AM
0.24
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:09-------6:07
Sunset---8:17-------8:20-------8:22----
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
31---11--1--------------
Temp. °C111111109988891110887691011107666
Feels °C (?)654423334457564376653222
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