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Cefn Sidan

Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Cefn Sidan 1 photo

  • Cefn Sidan beach Cefn Sidan has been described as one of Europe's best beaches, with clean sand stretching for about 11km. Hardly anybody was on it midweek in October, apart from a man and boy seen as

    Cefn Sidan beach Cefn Sidan has been described as one of Europe's best beaches, with clean sand stretching for about 11km. Hardly anybody was on it midweek in October, apart from a man and boy seen as. Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
Now
0.8
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.4
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.6
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.6
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.1
26 km/h16 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°C49°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
3824 km/hmph NW
Gusts
7144 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
90%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
0.8PoorNow3824
0.7Poor9 am3623
0.4Poor10 am3723
0.6Poor11 am3723
0.6Poor12 pm3522
0.6Poor1 pm3622
0.7Poor2 pm3823
0.8Poor3 pm3421
1.4Poor4 pm3522
1.7Poor5 pm3421
3.1Poor6 pm2616
Sat
2.3Poor8 am1811
1.2Poor9 am2717
1.0Poor10 am2616
0.7Poor11 am3824
0.6Poor12 pm3622
0.3Poor1 pm4125
0.3Poor2 pm4729
0.3Poor3 pm4729
0.3Poor4 pm4628
0.6Poor5 pm4528
0.6Poor6 pm4528
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -2.8 m. High at 5 pm, 2.5 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.5 m. High at 5 am, 2.5 mLow 11 am, -2.8 m9 ftHigh 5 pm, 2.5 m8 ftLow 11 pm, -3.5 m12 ftHigh 5 am, 2.5 m8 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -2.8 m9 ft
  • High 5 pm, 2.5 m8 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.5 m12 ft
  • High 5 am, 2.5 m8 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.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 93%
  • Tue2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Cefn Sidan

From Wikipedia

Cefn Sidan (Welsh for 'silky ridge'; also known as Pembrey beach) is a long sandy beach with dunes, which form the outer edge of the Pembrey Burrows between Burry Port and Kidwelly, facing southwestwards over Carmarthen Bay in South Wales. Cefn Sidan beach is backed by dunes, salt marshes, Pembrey Forest and the Pembrey Country Park.

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

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.6 km3.5 miKidwelly (town)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

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

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