Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.4° 

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 (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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
1
NW
5
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
10
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.3
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
56
25
22
31
27
13
12
12
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM3.63m
00:15AM3.28m
12:32PM3.31m
00:58AM2.93m
1:23PM3.00m
Low Tide
6:37PM1.20m
6:40AM1.44m
7:38PM1.45m
7:51AM1.64m
9:00PM1.60m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:43
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7:45
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7:46
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6:20
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
11
11
12
12
9
9
8
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
7
7
7
6
6
8
9
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
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