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Barafundle Bay

Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Barafundle Bay 1 photo

  • Barafundle beach on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.

    Barafundle beach on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.. User:JKMMX, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
Now
0.7
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.1
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.7
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.8
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.1
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
4528 km/hmph NW
Gusts
7245 km/hmph
Waves
3.4 m11 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
0.7PoorNow4528
0.7Poor9 am4931
0.7Poor10 am5031
0.8Poor11 am4930
1.1Poor12 pm4729
1.3Poor1 pm4830
1.5Poor2 pm4628
1.7Poor3 pm4428
2.8Poor4 pm4125
2.6Poor5 pm4025
3.1Poor6 pm3824
Sat
0.9Poor8 am3220
0.8Poor9 am3623
0.7Poor10 am4025
0.6Poor11 am4428
0.6Poor12 pm4930
0.4Poor1 pm5836
0.4Poor2 pm5735
0.4Poor3 pm5433
0.7Poor4 pm5534
0.7Poor5 pm5433
0.6Poor6 pm4629
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -2.6 m. High at 5 pm, 2.1 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.2 m. High at 5 am, 2.2 mLow 10 am, -2.6 m8 ftHigh 5 pm, 2.1 m7 ftLow 11 pm, -3.2 m11 ftHigh 5 am, 2.2 m7 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -2.6 m8 ft
  • High 5 pm, 2.1 m7 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.2 m11 ft
  • High 5 am, 2.2 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 34%
  • Mon1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h33 mph, rain 92%
  • Tue2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Barafundle Bay

Barafundle Bay is a beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, covering an area of 49,710 square meters. It is 450 meters long and has a sandy surface. The nearest village is Stackpole, located 0.97 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Barafundle Bay (Welsh: Bae Barafundle) is a remote, slightly curved, east-facing sandy beach, near Stackpole Quay in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in Stackpole and Castlemartin Community. It is part of the Stackpole Estate, managed by The National Trust. The beach was once owned by the Cawdor family of Stackpole Court. On the northern approach to the beach are steps and a wall, which were built by the owners to ease their access to what was then their private beach.

Source: Barafundle Bay on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 700 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miStackpole (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miHaverfordwest Airport (HAW)

Nearby places

  • The Boathouse TearoomsFood and drink
    700 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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