Fairbourne (Beach) (Gwynedd) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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7 day forecast for Fairbourne (Beach)

Today (3 April 2026)
Time
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
20%
50%
40%
60%
60%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
70%
70%
40%
20%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
SSW
24
SSW
23
SW
23
SW
23
SW
23
SW
22
SW
23
SSW
24
SW
25
SW
25
SW
24
SW
21
WSW
20
WSW
18
WSW
15
WSW
14
W
13
W
12
W
14
W
16
Wind gust (mph)
34
34
34
35
34
33
35
37
38
39
37
33
30
29
26
23
22
21
22
22
Visibility
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
96%
97%
97%
96%
94%
94%
95%
93%
94%
93%
93%
92%
91%
88%
85%
84%
81%
82%
75%
72%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
25
25
24
22
20
18
15
13
10
10
12
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (4 April 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower day Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
50%
60%
50%
40%
60%
90%
90%
60%
50%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
16
W
15
W
13
W
11
W
8
SW
6
SE
6
SE
9
SE
10
SE
13
SSE
20
S
23
SSW
24
SSW
25
S
27
S
28
S
30
S
32
SSW
34
SSW
35
SSW
36
SW
37
SW
37
SW
35
Wind gust (mph)
20
18
15
12
9
10
14
18
21
28
34
37
39
42
44
45
47
52
55
57
59
58
56
51
Visibility (description)
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
Humidity
69%
69%
67%
65%
62%
61%
66%
72%
75%
76%
85%
87%
85%
83%
83%
81%
78%
76%
79%
82%
77%
68%
66%
67%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
15
13
10
8
6
6
8
10
12
19
23
24
25
27
28
30
32
34
35
36
37
37
35
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.3
2.6
3.0
3.4
3.6
3.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (5 April 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
20%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
33
WSW
31
WSW
29
W
26
W
25
W
25
W
24
W
24
W
24
W
24
W
24
W
24
W
23
WSW
22
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
19
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
14
WSW
13
SW
13
SW
12
Wind gust (mph)
47
45
43
38
38
36
31
31
34
36
36
36
34
34
32
32
32
28
25
20
18
17
16
16
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
66%
66%
66%
67%
67%
70%
69%
69%
70%
70%
69%
67%
65%
64%
61%
63%
64%
64%
66%
66%
66%
65%
66%
65%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
33
31
29
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
21
21
20
19
17
16
14
13
13
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.6
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (6 April 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
11°
12°
13°
14°
15°
15°
16°
15°
14°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
11
S
11
SSE
11
SE
11
SE
11
SE
11
SE
12
ESE
12
ESE
12
SE
13
SE
13
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
16
SSE
16
SSE
16
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
17
ESE
18
ESE
19
Wind gust (mph)
15
15
16
16
18
19
21
22
22
23
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
25
27
27
28
29
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
Humidity
67%
71%
72%
73%
72%
71%
69%
71%
68%
66%
65%
64%
64%
64%
64%
64%
63%
63%
64%
65%
66%
65%
65%
66%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
19
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (7 April 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
13°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
13°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ESE
19
ESE
19
ESE
19
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
19
ESE
19
ESE
18
ESE
17
SE
16
SE
14
SSE
13
SSE
14
SSE
14
S
14
S
13
S
12
SSW
11
SW
10
SSW
9
SSW
9
SW
9
SSW
9
SW
10
Wind gust (mph)
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
25
26
27
22
22
23
22
24
23
23
21
19
19
19
18
19
20
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
66%
67%
67%
67%
68%
69%
71%
72%
75%
75%
77%
80%
81%
81%
82%
84%
85%
86%
88%
88%
88%
88%
90%
88%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
9
9
9
9
17
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (8 April 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light rain Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
11
SW
11
WSW
10
S
9
SSW
11
SW
13
SW
15
SSW
18
S
17
Wind gust (mph)
20
17
16
18
22
25
29
30
27
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
P
Humidity
88%
88%
87%
87%
83%
79%
78%
79%
84%
UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
11
10
9
11
13
15
18
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
15
15
14
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (9 April 2026)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
16
SSW
15
WSW
14
W
14
W
14
W
14
WNW
14
WNW
14
Wind gust (mph)
26
24
23
23
24
25
22
22
Visibility (description)
P
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
Humidity
87%
84%
81%
82%
76%
73%
75%
77%
UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
Period of waves offshore (s)
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Friday 3 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 3 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 3 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 3 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 4 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 4 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 4 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 4 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 5 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 5 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 5 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 5 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 6 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Monday 6 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 6 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 6 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 7 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 7 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 7 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 7 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 8 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 8 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 8 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 8 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 9 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 9 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 9 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 9 April

Tide times and heights are from Barmouth tidal station which is 1.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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Wales weather forecast

Headline:

Often cloudy, turning wet and windy Saturday with Storm Dave.

Today:

A dull and blustery day, with showery outbreaks of rain, potentially heavy at times. Turning brighter from the north with some brighter spells possible through the afternoon. Feeling milder despite the cloud. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining cloudy into the evening, perhaps with a few blustery showers before skies clear for a time from the north. Turning cloudier again from the west towards dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

A chilly start on Saturday and soon clouding over from the west with outbreaks of rain arriving. Turning increasingly windy as Storm Dave arrives with gales developing from mid-afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Bright but blustery on Easter Sunday, with scattered showers. Winds easing leaving a drier, brighter, and warmer Easter Monday. Settled initially on Tuesday, but clouding over with rain later.

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