Harlech (Beach) (Gwynedd) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    8 day forecast for Harlech (Beach)

    Today (23 April 2025)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NW
    7
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    6
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    15
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Visibility
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    UV 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 2025)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    SE
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    16
    15
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    8
    9
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    17
    19
    22
    23
    23
    20
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    10
    12
    10
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    12
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    18
    18
    19
    15
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    9
    10
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    6
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    20
    S
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SW
    16
    SSW
    14
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    27
    29
    29
    27
    25
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    18
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    6
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    19
    21
    20
    16
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    87%
    83%
    80%
    81%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    11
    11
    13
    14
    13
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    10
    10
    9
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    E
    10
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    9
    7
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    80%
    85%
    84%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Friday 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Friday 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Friday 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Friday 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Saturday 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Saturday 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Saturday 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Saturday 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 3.7 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:

    Rain and showers clearing.

    Today:

    A cloudy and breezy start on Wednesday with further spells of rain or sharp showers, these soon clearing with sunny spells developing into the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine with lighter winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry overnight with clear spells allowing mist and fog patches to form by dawn. Turning chilly under clear skies with a patchy rural frost possible. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Thursday:

    Mist and fog soon clearing leaving a dry and mostly bright or sunny day, though cloudier in the far west later. Light winds and feeling pleasant in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Increasingly cloudy for all on Friday, as rain moves slowly but erratically in from the west into Saturday. Becoming drier and warmer on Sunday with some bright or sunny spells.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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