Check the Beach

Traeth Harlech

Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Traeth Harlech 1 photo

  • Harlech beach - looking north

    Harlech beach - looking north. Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
2.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.1
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.1
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.0
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.0
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.0
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.6
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
10°C51°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
128 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
78%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
2.5Poor8 am1710
2.1Poor9 am1912
1.1Poor10 am4930
1.1Poor11 am4830
1.1Poor12 pm4729
1.0Poor1 pm5132
1.0Poor2 pm5132
1.0Poor3 pm5433
1.0Poor4 pm4930
1.2Poor5 pm4830
1.6Poor6 pm4830
Sat
1.9Poor8 am2515
1.3Poor9 am3622
1.2Poor10 am4025
1.1Poor11 am4528
1.0Poor12 pm4629
0.6Poor1 pm5232
0.6Poor2 pm5735
0.5Poor3 pm5635
0.4Poor4 pm5031
0.7Poor5 pm5434
0.6Poor6 pm5031
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -1.5 m. High at 7 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 2 am, -2.3 mLow 12 pm, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 2 am, -2.3 m8 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 12 pm, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 2 am, -2.3 m8 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.

  • Sun2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 28%
  • Mon3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • DogsNot allowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miHarlech (town)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miRAF Valley - Anglesey Airport (VLY)

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

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