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Newport surfForecast / Wales – Pembrokeshire / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 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 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 1465 | 1349 | 1258 | 447 | 467 | 454 | 475 | 466 | 378 | 356 | 432 | 232 | 440 | 689 | 893 | 1065 | 1202 | 1208 | 1199 | 1162 | 1312 | 1274 | 1299 | 1681 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:37AM 3.71 | 12:59PM 4.04 | 1:40AM 3.60 | 2:04PM 3.91 | 2:46AM 3.60 | 3:09PM 3.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:56AM 2.00 | 8:13PM 1.88 | 8:07AM 2.09 | 9:18PM 1.91 | 9:17AM 2.07 | 10:12PM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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