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Porth Ceiriad

Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Porth Ceiriad 3 photos

  • Pebbles at Porth Ceiriad

    Pebbles at Porth Ceiriad. David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The beach at Porth Ceiriad

    The beach at Porth Ceiriad. Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Early morning at Porth Ceiriad

    Early morning at Porth Ceiriad. Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
Now
1.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.5
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.5
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.4
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.5
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph W
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
97%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
1.7PoorNow2113
0.7Poor9 am5132
0.5Poor10 am4930
0.5Poor11 am4830
0.7Poor12 pm4830
0.7Poor1 pm5232
0.7Poor2 pm5232
0.7Poor3 pm4930
0.7Poor4 pm4830
1.4Poor5 pm4528
1.5Poor6 pm4628
Sat
1.1Poor9 am3522
0.7Poor10 am5031
0.9Poor11 am5333
0.8Poor12 pm5735
0.5Poor1 pm5937
0.4Poor2 pm6339
0.3Poor3 pm6138
0.6Poor4 pm5635
0.7Poor5 pm5936
0.6Poor6 pm5232
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -1.5 m. High at 7 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 2 am, -2.3 m. High at 7 am, 0.9 mLow 1 pm, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 am, -2.3 m7 ftHigh 7 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 1 pm, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 am, -2.3 m7 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 18%
  • Mon2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Porth Ceiriad

Porth Ceiriad is a beach in Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales, covering an area of 75,883 square meters. It is 0.55 miles long and located 1.8 miles from the village of Llanengan.

From Wikipedia

Porth Ceiriad is a south-east facing beach and bay in the parish of Llanengan, near to Abersoch, in the county of Gwynedd, North Wales. It has several interesting geological features.

Source: Porth Ceiriad on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.8 miLlanengan (village)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miRAF Valley - Anglesey Airport (VLY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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