Porth Towyn surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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Porth Towyn surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porth Towyn sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porth Towyn today?

The current surf forecast for Porth Towyn at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.2
WSW
3
S
1.7
S
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)56676665616789999988888816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27448599177977531562678437372197165151930715611582959391162
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSE
40
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
35
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
ESE
50
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
3.62
9:11PM
3.33
9:27AM
3.75
9:44PM
3.38
10:00AM
3.84
10:18PM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.32
4:06AM
0.37
4:35PM
0.23
4:41AM
0.33
5:11PM
0.19
5:16AM
0.35
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:19-------8:18-------8:17-------
Sunset--4:37-------4:39-------4:40-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11----13-1---112-1--
Temp. °C6799877789988887769109999
Feels °C (?)0032120-2-5-4-40-3-2-1-2-2-5-20-1123
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