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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 cloudy by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (4.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Harlech (Beach)

    Today (24 June 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    32
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    Visibility
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    UV 2 3 3 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 June 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    21
    19
    17
    14
    13
    13
    16
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    17
    17
    15
    17
    18
    20
    19
    20
    21
    21
    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
    96%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    20
    17
    15
    13
    11
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    70%
    ≥95%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    26
    30
    30
    32
    34
    35
    34
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    81%
    69%
    73%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    21
    21
    19
    20
    22
    24
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    40
    40
    37
    39
    37
    35
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    1.0
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    24
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    26
    28
    25
    23
    23
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    97%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    20
    18
    17
    17
    15
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    11
    14
    12
    12
    8
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    12
    11
    12
    11
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 24 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 25 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 26 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 27 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 28 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 29 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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 30 June

    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:

    A cloudy and wet start. Gradually turning brighter for some.

    Today:

    A cloudy morning with outbreaks of rain, heavy over hills and mountains in the north. Tending to become drier and brighter for some into the afternoon, though cloud and drizzle lingering over the hills in the north and west. Breezy. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud amounts increasing again during the evening, with further rain and drizzle over the hills and around some coasts overnight. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Wednesday:

    After a cloudy start the day ahead should become brighter, mainly away from the west. Feeling warm and humid with the risk of a few showers in the south later. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Often cloudy through this period. The risk of some rain at times, mainly in the north. Feeling pleasant in any sunshine that develops, though also rather breezy at times.

    Updated:

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