Freshwater east surfForecast / Wales – Pembrokeshire / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BST
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Freshwater east surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Freshwater east today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Freshwater east. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.5
W
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
13
13
13
16
12
11
10
10
10
10
211
10
10
10
9
8
100
75
41
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:30PM5.98m
3:53AM6.43m
4:25PM6.52m
4:46AM6.96m
5:13PM7.09m
5:34AM7.46m
Low Tide
9:21AM2.03m
9:44PM1.98m
10:16AM1.53m
10:37PM1.47m
11:04AM1.02m
11:25PM0.94m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:02
9:04
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
5
5
7
7
3
2
0
-1
-1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.5
W
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Energy kJ
18
17
13
13
13
16
6
11
10
10
10
10
211
10
10
10
9
8
100
75
41
22
22
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
W
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
6
3
2
2
1
10
1
1
1
9
8
8
8
8
11
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
1
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
5
1
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.8
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
7
0.9
NNW
5
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
8
13
17
22
41
117
239
420
588
538
442
371
49
301
310
310
233
195
19
17
15
16
22
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
394
394
459
415
418
395
418
418
769
1027
1023
896
450
450
177
177
258
258
259
439
71
39
97
259
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Pembrokeshire
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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