Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Harlech today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 5AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 85 | 56 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 88 | 101 | 95 | 65 | 87 | 110 | 91 | 70 | 68 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33AM4.15m | 9:48PM4.58m | 10:06AM4.27m | 10:23PM4.64m | 10:41AM4.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.24m | 4:28PM0.35m | 4:55AM0.21m | 4:59PM0.36m | 5:27AM0.28m | 5:30PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 85 | 56 | 39 | 29 | 28 | — | — | 101 | — | 65 | — | 30 | — | 70 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | — | SW 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 58 | 88 | — | 95 | 36 | 87 | 110 | 91 | — | 68 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 215 | 281 | 215 | 131 | 217 | 167 | 128 | 26 | 80 | 80 | 181 | 329 | 329 | 346 | 26 | 26 | 131 | 249 | 249 | 131 | 131 | 278 | 137 |
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