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Newgale surfForecast / Wales – Pembrokeshire / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Newgale today?
The current surf forecast for Newgale at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
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 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 825 | 862 | 874 | 826 | 815 | 701 | 691 | 615 | 596 | 572 | 957 | 2056 | 2717 | 2836 | 3013 | 1986 | 3076 | 4327 | 4994 | 4516 | 4518 | 6851 | 7099 | 2198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 4.43 | 4:27AM 4.54 | 4:46PM 4.59 | 5:07AM 4.75 | 5:27PM 4.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:04AM 1.51 | 10:27PM 1.36 | 10:50AM 1.31 | 11:08PM 1.19 | 11:31AM 1.11 | 11:46PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
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