Tenby (South Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.67° N 4.70° W

Tenby (South Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tenby (South Beach) sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.8° 

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


Tenby (South Beach) surf forecast from 22 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period, W swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 29 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SW swell with 1,306 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 22 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tenby (South Beach) this week:

The surf forecast for Tenby (South Beach) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tenby (South Beach) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 29) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 26) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Tue 22nd Sep)2.5ft (0.8m) 12s
Best Surf10AM (Wed 23rd Sep)3.5ft (1.1m) 14s
Most Powerful 7PM (Tue 29th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tenby (South Beach) over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
12
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
14
1
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
W
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
130
188
480
331
139
59
22
64
522
427
273
276
366
277
428
386
203
144
164
130
Wind (km/h)
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E
5
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
20
N
10
E
25
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
E
15
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
5
NW
10
SE
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
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cross-off
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High Tide
4:28PM5.72m
4:55AM5.84m
5:14PM6.32m
5:36AM6.43m
5:51PM6.92m
6:11AM7.00m
6:26PM7.47m
6:44AM7.51m
6:59PM7.91m
7:17AM7.89m
7:33PM8.19m
7:51AM8.12m
8:08PM8.29m
Low Tide
10:20AM2.64m
10:52PM2.28m
11:09AM2.08m
11:34PM1.69m
11:47AM1.51m
00:09AM1.12m
12:21PM0.97m
00:41AM0.63m
12:54PM0.53m
1:13AM0.26m
1:26PM0.21m
1:45AM0.05m
1:59PM0.05m
2:18AM0.02m
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7:03
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7:11
7:13
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7:17
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Temp °C
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12
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Feels °C
18
18
18
14
11
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12
16
17
18
15
7
13
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13
11
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12
12
15
12
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Information about the Tenby (South Beach) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Tenby (South Beach) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tenby (South Beach) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tenby (South Beach) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tenby (South Beach)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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