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Level 5/10

Freshwater West

Pembrokeshire, UK (Wales)
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks🚶Difficult access

Freshwater West is Pembrokeshire's most exposed beach--a long stretch of sand with reef sections that sits wide open to Atlantic SW swells.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
4
Poor
0.6m
@10s
34km/h
Fri
1
27
Poor
0.6m
@10s
12km/h
Sat
2
5
Poor
0.6m
@10s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
WSW(251°)
Score: 2/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 9/25
Wind
34km/h
ESE(107°)
Score: 3/25
Weather
15°C
0.1mm80%
Windswell Component
1.5mESE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.2mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 37 km/h ESE|PM: 28 km/h ESE
28 km/h vs 37 km/h morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:40 am
High tide - 2.46m
11:59 am
Low tide - -3.06m
6:00 pm
High tide - 2.47m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

4
Poor
Components
Swell Direction18/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period9/25
Wind3/25
Raw Score32/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score4/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score4
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (240°)
Direction range
200° - 290°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (70°)
Offshore range
40° - 110°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
BRS
Drive time
150 min
Data quality
verified

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