Freshwater West surf break

Freshwater West surfForecast / Wales – Pembrokeshire / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 08 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
9.9° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
WSW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)8898891111118711111112121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5854323582211319471625151011441567162532862853184728542608207713691072800655505427353
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
25
WNW
0
W
30
ESE
55
E
40
NNE
70
NNW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
15
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
6.73
9:54PM
6.23
10:12AM
6.36
10:35PM
5.88
10:54AM
5.95
11:20PM
5.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.23
3:57PM
1.33
4:06AM
1.54
4:36PM
1.70
4:46AM
1.89
5:18PM
2.07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise--8:23-------8:23-------8:22-----
Sunset----4:29-------4:30-------4:30---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---31171021--1------------
Temp. °C887667556666766776676667
Feels °C (?)025-1-6-1-10-8-6-6-5-6-4-5-4-2-2-3-211410
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