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

Light rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (3.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for Harlech (Beach)

    Today (19 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    17
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    18
    NE
    19
    ENE
    20
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    18
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    13
    E
    12
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    32
    32
    34
    34
    34
    34
    32
    31
    30
    29
    25
    23
    20
    18
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    Visibility
    G
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    16
    16
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    N
    5
    WSW
    6
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    NW
    6
    NE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    16
    15
    14
    15
    15
    12
    10
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    9
    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
    67%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    6
    3
    7
    7
    8
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 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 Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    S
    11
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    15
    16
    15
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    10
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    7
    NE
    7
    W
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    S
    8
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    14
    14
    11
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 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 intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    SSE
    7
    E
    8
    SE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    6
    8
    13
    13
    10
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    10
    12
    12
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    11
    S
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    7
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    S
    11
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    11
    15
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    85%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - 1 2 5 2 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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

    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.

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    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rather changeable over the Bank Holiday weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be a cloudy evening and night with outbreaks of locally heavy showery rain, especially over hills in the southeast. Fog will also affect the high ground. Mild and frost-free, though rather windy with brisk east to southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Saturday:

    Saturday will start grey with showery rain, locally still heavy. The rain will slowly fizzle out and skies should brighten a little heading into the afternoon. Brisk winds slowly easing. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Easter Sunday looks bright with lighter winds. Isolated light showers possible later. Easter Monday is likely to be a more widely showery day, with sunshine and showers continuing on Tuesday.

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