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Morfa Bychan (Craig Du) (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

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening.
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 (3.2m) at

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7 day forecast for Morfa Bychan (Craig Du) (Beach)

Today (16 September 2025)
Time
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
30%
30%
50%
80%
≥95%
Temperature
16°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
Wind direction and speed
WSW
13
WSW
13
WSW
12
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
Wind gust (mph)
26
25
23
21
21
22
23
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
71%
75%
76%
77%
78%
82%
88%
UV 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (17 September 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
15°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
10
S
11
SSE
11
SSE
13
SSE
15
S
19
S
21
SSW
22
SW
21
SW
21
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
19
SW
19
SW
19
SW
18
SW
18
SW
17
SW
16
SW
15
SW
14
SW
14
SW
14
Wind gust (mph)
23
26
29
32
39
43
42
39
38
37
36
36
36
36
37
36
36
34
33
31
30
28
27
27
Visibility (description)
M
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
M
G
G
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
94%
95%
95%
95%
94%
94%
95%
96%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
96%
96%
95%
94%
95%
95%
94%
93%
93%
94%
94%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
11
12
13
15
18
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (18 September 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
60%
80%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
13
SW
13
SW
13
SW
14
SW
15
SW
16
SW
19
SW
20
SSW
21
SSW
21
SSW
20
SSW
21
SSW
21
SW
22
SSW
21
SW
21
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
19
SSW
19
SSW
19
SSW
19
Wind gust (mph)
27
26
25
25
25
32
36
40
41
41
39
39
39
38
38
39
38
36
36
35
35
35
36
37
Visibility (description)
E
E
G
G
G
G
M
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
95%
97%
97%
98%
98%
99%
99%
98%
97%
96%
96%
95%
96%
95%
95%
95%
94%
94%
95%
95%
95%
95%
94%
94%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
15
15
16
17
19
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (19 September 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
60%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
16°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
19
SSW
18
SSW
18
SSW
18
SSW
19
SSW
18
SSW
17
SSW
15
SSW
14
SSW
14
SSW
14
SSW
14
SW
14
SW
13
SW
13
SW
13
SW
12
SW
12
SW
11
SW
10
WSW
9
SW
8
WSW
8
WSW
8
Wind gust (mph)
36
35
33
33
30
28
22
19
21
25
24
23
24
21
21
21
19
19
15
16
16
16
15
15
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
94%
94%
94%
95%
95%
93%
93%
91%
91%
92%
91%
90%
91%
91%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (20 September 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 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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
40%
50%
50%
60%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
14°
13°
13°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
7
WSW
7
W
6
W
6
WNW
6
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
NW
6
W
7
W
9
W
9
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
9
NNW
9
NNW
8
N
7
N
7
N
8
N
8
Wind gust (mph)
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
9
9
11
14
17
18
19
17
19
17
15
14
15
16
17
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
91%
91%
90%
90%
88%
89%
88%
88%
88%
83%
82%
80%
75%
74%
74%
69%
71%
75%
78%
82%
85%
85%
85%
86%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
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
0.3
0.3
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (21 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
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)
N
9
N
9
NNE
10
N
9
NNE
12
NNE
14
NNE
13
N
10
NNE
7
Wind gust (mph)
18
20
20
27
29
28
26
17
12
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
87%
87%
86%
83%
69%
61%
59%
70%
78%
UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
9
10
9
12
14
13
10
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (22 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
12°
14°
14°
12°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
12°
12°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNE
6
NNE
6
NNE
6
NE
9
NE
11
NE
10
NNE
7
NE
5
Wind gust (mph)
8
7
10
18
18
17
8
6
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
79%
83%
85%
65%
59%
59%
76%
88%
UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
Period of waves offshore (s)
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthmadog tidal station which is 1.6 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:

Remaining changeable with rain tonight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy this evening then turning increasingly wet and windy overnight with a band of heavy and persistent rain pushing eastwards. Rain most persistent over the mountains, with flooding possible. Mild overnight. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Wednesday:

Heavy, persistent rain clearing eastwards through the morning, though remaining cloudy with outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle throughout the day, turning heavy at times over the hills. Breezy. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times, though brighter interludes are possible. Often breezy. A little milder and more humid by the end of the week.

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