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NORTH WALES — ANGLESEY - GOGARTH · QUARTZITE · tidal bird ban

Castell Helen (Gogarth) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind18 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity81.2%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Tidal access: Base stances submerged at high tide — approach by abseil from the lighthouse road, climb within 3h either side of low water.
Good friction temperature range for quartzite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity81%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 13° dry 18 — 81.2%
18:00 13° dry 15 — 79.1%
19:00 13° dry 13 — 78.3%
20:00 13° dry 13 — 81.1%
21:00 13° dry 13 — 83.3%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind34 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 34 — 82%
07:00 12° dry 35 — 81.6%
08:00 12° dry 35 — 81.4%
09:00 12° dry 35 — 80.9%
10:00 12° dry 35 — 79.8%
11:00 12° dry 35 — 78.1%
12:00 12° dry 34 — 77.8%
13:00 12° dry 34 — 76.9%
14:00 12° dry 34 — 75.7%
15:00 12° dry 34 — 73.7%
16:00 12° dry 35 — 72.5%
17:00 12° dry 34 — 72.1%
18:00 12° dry 33 — 73.3%
19:00 12° dry 32 — 73.4%
20:00 12° dry 32 — 72.7%
21:00 12° dry 32 — 71.1%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 23 — 75.6%
07:00 11° dry 22 — 74.5%
08:00 11° dry 22 — 72.7%
09:00 11° dry 24 — 66.7%
10:00 11° dry 25 — 68.1%
11:00 11° dry 25 — 68.4%
12:00 11° dry 24 — 67.6%
13:00 11° dry 23 — 67.2%
14:00 11° dry 24 — 67.9%
15:00 11° dry 24 — 69.1%
16:00 11° dry 24 — 71.3%
17:00 11° dry 23 — 75.4%
18:00 11° dry 23 — 77.5%
19:00 11° dry 23 — 77.6%
20:00 11° dry 21 — 77.2%
21:00 11° dry 20 — 78.1%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp12°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 31 — 80%
12:00 12° dry 30 — 79.5%
18:00 12° dry 28 — 77.9%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 27 — 86.7%
12:00 11° dry 25 — 78.7%
18:00 12° dry 29 — 67.5%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind33 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 29 — 82.8%
12:00 11° dry 33 — 75.5%
18:00 11° dry 23 — 75.9%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind29 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 26 — 87.9%
12:00 11° dry 29 — 78.4%
18:00 11° dry 27 — 80%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 19 — 92.2%
12:00 10° dry 10 — 76.2%
18:00 10° dry 13 — 86.5%
Tidal access
Base stances submerged at high tide — approach by abseil from the lighthouse road, climb within 3h either side of low water.
Bird ban (02-01 to 07-31)
Bird ban applies to Mousetrap Zawn and Red Walls sectors nearby; check local signage and BMC RAD before racking up.

About Castell Helen (Gogarth)

The friendliest of the Gogarth zawns and often a climber's first Gogarth experience. Steep, clean quartzite walls just south of South Stack, accessed by abseil from the lighthouse road. West-facing, so afternoon sun; tidal, with the base submerged at high water. Seabird bird ban applies 1 February to 31 July on adjacent sectors including Mousetrap Zawn and Red Walls — carry the current BMC RAD notes.

Region
North Wales — Anglesey - Gogarth
Rock type
Quartzite
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
35m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

North StackSouth Stack & Yellow WallWen Zawn (Gogarth)