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Newport surfForecast / Wales – Pembrokeshire / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Newport surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newport sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Newport today?
The current surf forecast for Newport at 5AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 2802 | 2355 | 1546 | 866 | 592 | 432 | 341 | 225 | 159 | 120 | 105 | 105 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 66 | 410 | 724 | 1407 | 1912 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:47AM 3.70 | 4:08PM 3.93 | 4:40AM 3.87 | 4:59PM 4.02 | 5:26AM 4.06 | 5:43PM 4.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:12PM 1.89 | 10:16AM 1.99 | 10:57PM 1.82 | 11:04AM 1.88 | 11:34PM 1.74 | 11:47AM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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