Harlech (Beach) (Gwynedd) weather

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Forecast days

  • 6 4
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
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    Heavy rain.
    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

    Tide: Next high tide (3.4m) at

    L UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Heavy rain.
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

Tide: Next high tide (3.4m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
L UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Harlech (Beach)

Today (21 January 2025)
Time
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
Heavy rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Overcast
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
60%
50%
50%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
9
SSE
9
SSE
8
SE
7
Wind gust (mph)
18
17
17
16
14
13
13
Visibility
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
93%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
UV
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (22 January 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
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
Partly cloudy night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
6
E
6
E
5
E
5
E
4
E
4
ENE
4
ENE
3
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
SSE
3
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SE
4
S
5
SSE
6
S
6
S
7
Wind gust (mph)
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
16
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
92%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
94%
94%
94%
94%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
91%
92%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
UV
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (23 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Light rain
Heavy rain
Light shower day
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Overcast
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
90%
≥95%
70%
40%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
7
SSW
10
S
16
S
23
WSW
25
W
23
WSW
18
SW
14
Wind gust (mph)
18
25
37
47
48
42
33
30
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
M
E
E
E
E
Humidity
91%
88%
86%
88%
83%
75%
73%
73%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.8
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
5
7
8
8
9
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (24 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy shower night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny day
Clear night
Clear night
Chance of precipitation
90%
≥95%
≥95%
30%
20%
20%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
40
SSW
36
SW
36
SW
31
WSW
28
WSW
25
Wind gust (mph)
54
63
68
63
62
57
47
39
Visibility (description)
E
P
M
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
77%
85%
91%
70%
67%
66%
66%
66%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
2.2
3.3
3.1
2.5
2.0
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
7
8
11
13
12
11
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (25 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Clear night
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Cloudy
Light shower night
Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
30%
30%
30%
40%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
19
WSW
14
SSW
10
SSE
11
S
14
S
13
S
11
SSW
12
Wind gust (mph)
30
25
22
26
29
26
27
27
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
66%
67%
74%
75%
79%
79%
80%
83%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (26 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
30%
10%
10%
20%
70%
80%
80%
70%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
11
SSW
11
S
12
SE
18
SE
25
SSE
26
SSE
24
S
22
Wind gust (mph)
24
24
34
46
57
55
47
42
Visibility (description)
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
M
G
G
Humidity
83%
83%
83%
82%
83%
85%
86%
88%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.9
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
5
6
7
10
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (27 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light shower night
Cloudy
Light shower night
Light shower day
Light shower day
Light shower day
Cloudy
Light rain
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
50%
60%
60%
50%
50%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
20
S
20
S
21
S
23
SSW
23
SSW
24
S
23
SSW
22
Wind gust (mph)
40
41
43
45
46
46
43
41
Visibility (description)
G
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
88%
85%
85%
84%
83%
83%
84%
85%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 21 January

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 21 January

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 21 January

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 21 January

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 22 January

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 22 January

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 22 January

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 22 January

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 23 January

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 23 January

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 23 January

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 23 January

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 24 January

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 24 January

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 24 January

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 24 January

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 25 January

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 25 January

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 25 January

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 25 January

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 26 January

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 26 January

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 26 January

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 26 January

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 27 January

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 27 January

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 27 January

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 27 January

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:

Settled in the south, cloudy and damp in the north.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy with rain and drizzle across the north spreading slowly towards the southeast. Elsewhere light winds lead bring rather misty conditions, with low cloud seeing the return of hill fog across higher ground. Although chilly, most places remaining frost free. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Wednesday:

Settled with occasional brighter breaks in the southwest, but remaining cloudy for most with occasional spots of light rain or drizzle. Light winds for all. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

A band of persistent and occasionally heavy rain spreads eastwards through Thursday before Storm Éowyn brings very windy conditions on Friday. Brighter with scattered showers to follow on Saturday.

Updated:

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