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Newgale surfForecast / Wales – Pembrokeshire / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Newgale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newgale sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Newgale today?
The current surf forecast for Newgale at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Newgale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3737 | 3292 | 2987 | 5309 | 4777 | 4373 | 4138 | 3727 | 2888 | 2447 | 2516 | 2082 | 525 | 782 | 1059 | 1282 | 1450 | 1351 | 1753 | 1927 | 2013 | 2323 | 2614 | 3250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:00PM 4.51 | 12:39AM 4.10 | 1:07PM 4.32 | 1:47AM 4.07 | 2:13PM 4.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:51AM 1.53 | 6:39PM 1.50 | 6:58AM 1.71 | 7:44PM 1.60 | 8:07AM 1.75 | 8:46PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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