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Criccieth

Lat Long: 52.91° N 4.19° W

Criccieth Surf Photo: ' Llywelyn the Great would be proud' by Stewart MacKellar

Weather Forecast for Criccieth

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Criccieth sea temperature is

15.1° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Criccieth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	SW
	6 s	cross	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W	SW
	6 s	cross	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	W	SW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW
	6 s	on	6 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SW	WSW
	7 s	on	7 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SW
	8 s	on	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SW
	6 s	on	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	SW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SW
	9 s	on	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	SW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W
	10 s	cross	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Criccieth around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 26 minutes before high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 3.9m (12.9 ft). Range 5.31m (17.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Criccieth Surf Photo: ' Llywelyn the Great would be proud' by Stewart MacKellar

Llywelyn the Great built the Cricceith Castle which looks out onto a super right point when swells are big.

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User: Stewart MacKellar (5 photos)

Country: United Kingdom (987 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:04 am 9 Jan 2015