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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
2
Poor
0.6m
@7s
11km/h
Mon
22
15
Poor
0.3m
@6s
12km/h
Tue
23
15
Poor
0.3m
@11s
14km/h
Wed
24
6
Poor
0.3m
@3s
12km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.4m
@7s
30km/h
Fri
26
5
Poor
0.4m
@11s
26km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
1.1m
@10s
21km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.8m
@9s
17km/h
Mon
29
37
Poor
1.5m
@11s
26km/h
Tue
30
3
Poor
0.9m
@9s
27km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.6m
SW(231°)
Score: 2/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
11km/h
NNE(21°)
Score: 11/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm73%
Windswell Component
0.1mN@2s
Secondary Swell
0.1mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 12 km/h NE|PM: 12 km/h N
Lighter winds later (12 km/h)
Low tide at 6pm (-2.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:52 am
Low tide - -2.32m
11:38 am
High tide - 1.06m
6:04 pm
Low tide - -2.03m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

2
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind11/25
Raw Score28/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score2/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score2
🤢 Morning Sickness
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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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