Tenby (South Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.67° N 4.70° W

Tenby (South Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tenby (South Beach) sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.8° 

Tenby (South Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tenby (South Beach) today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tenby (South Beach) at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Tenby (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WSW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
238
173
135
82
80
55
65
10
22
10
24
14
31
31
31
18
17
21
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM5.67m
12:55PM5.47m
1:34AM5.23m
2:19PM5.20m
Low Tide
6:07PM2.32m
6:35AM2.60m
7:13PM2.78m
7:55AM2.95m
8:51PM2.96m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
13
12
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
15
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
10
8
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
16
14
12
11
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