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Freshwater West

Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Freshwater West 1 photo

  • Access path to Freshwater West beach

    Access path to Freshwater West beach. Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
Now
0.5
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.6
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.3
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.4
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.1
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.7
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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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
5433 km/hmph NW
Gusts
9157 km/hmph
Waves
3.9 m13 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
0.5PoorNow5433
0.6Poor9 am5534
0.6Poor10 am5534
0.7Poor11 am5232
0.8Poor12 pm5333
0.9Poor1 pm5232
1.3Poor2 pm5132
2.4Poor3 pm5031
3.1Poor4 pm4830
2.6Poor5 pm4729
2.7Poor6 pm4528
Sat
0.8Poor8 am3522
0.7Poor9 am3421
0.6Poor10 am3723
0.6Poor11 am4327
0.5Poor12 pm5031
0.4Poor1 pm5534
0.4Poor2 pm5836
0.4Poor3 pm5434
0.7Poor4 pm5534
0.7Poor5 pm5635
0.6Poor6 pm5232
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -2.5 m. High at 5 pm, 1.9 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.1 m. High at 5 am, 1.9 mLow 10 am, -2.5 m8 ftHigh 5 pm, 1.9 m6 ftLow 11 pm, -3.1 m10 ftHigh 5 am, 1.9 m6 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 10 am, -2.5 m8 ft
  • High 5 pm, 1.9 m6 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.1 m10 ft
  • High 5 am, 1.9 m6 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.

  • Sun2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 50%
  • Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 22%
  • Thu2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Freshwater West

Freshwater West is a beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is 0.92 miles long and has a sandy surface. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Frainslake Sands, located 1.3 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Freshwater West (also known as Fresh West) is a beach near Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire in West Wales. It lies along the B4319 road and is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Source: Freshwater West on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miRhoscrowther (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miHaverfordwest Airport (HAW)

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

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