Broad Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Wales – Pembrokeshire, UK)

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Broad Haven Surf Guide

Broadhaven in Pembrokeshire is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast with some shelter here from south winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide when the tide is rising.

Broad Haven Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	12.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Broad Haven:

The best conditions reported for surf at Broad Haven occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Broad Haven (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Broad Haven with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in January while 36% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 60% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

36%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

60%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Broad Haven Location Map

Interactive Broad Haven surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Broadhaven is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 74 km (46 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Broadhaven is Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales, 129 km (80 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Broad Haven Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 03:19 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 26
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross	cross- on

What does Broad Haven look like?

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Tides at Broad Haven

Current tide and informaton

For Newgale, 8 km from Broad Haven.

Next High Water: 03:26am | 4.53m

Next Low Water: 10:04am | 1.31m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Broad Haven Sea Temperature

Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures, yet the sea remains quite cold at Broad Haven. Surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a hood, neoprene gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.