Freshwater West surf break

Freshwater West surfForecast / Wales – Pembrokeshire / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
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Freshwater West surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Freshwater West sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Freshwater West today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater West at 4AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111514141313967899191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268123341745157513241152785604422356252239500475361354197493565660658122012312766
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
NW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
S
35
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
5.10
1:59PM
5.12
2:42AM
5.18
3:14PM
5.23
3:47AM
5.44
4:13PM
5.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
2.62
7:42AM
2.68
8:29PM
2.65
9:01AM
2.61
9:37PM
2.49
10:05AM
2.38
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----8:21-------8:19-------8:19---
Sunset------4:36-------4:37-------4:38-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-----------11------
Temp. °C1010101098777776777889999998
Feels °C (?)4556411223432100-12444676
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