Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 4/10

Whitesands Bay

Pembrokeshire, UK (Wales)
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Whitesands Bay sits near St Davids and is Pembrokeshire's most popular beach break.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
15
Poor
0.4m
@16s
29km/h
Fri
1
15
Poor
0.4m
@10s
15km/h
Sat
2
18
Poor
0.5m
@10s
17km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.4m
WNW(289°)
Score: 1/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 22/25
Wind
29km/h
ESE(123°)
Score: 6/25
Weather
15°C
0.1mm85%
Windswell Component
1.1mESE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.2mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 28 km/h ESE|PM: 28 km/h ESE
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 12pm (-2.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:00 am
High tide - 1.86m
12:18 pm
Low tide - -2.51m
6:20 pm
High tide - 1.85m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

15
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period22/25
Wind6/25
Raw Score37/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score18/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score15
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (255°)
Direction range
210° - 300°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
45° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

5/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Apr, May, Sep

Getting There

Airport
CWL
Drive time
130 min
Data quality
verified

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