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Whitesands Bay

Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Whitesands Bay 1 photo

  • Porth Mawr (Whitesands Bay) near Tyddewi (St David's), Sir Benfro, Cymru, Wales.

    Porth Mawr (Whitesands Bay) near Tyddewi (St David's), Sir Benfro, Cymru, Wales.. Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
0.7
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.6
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.3
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.5
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.5
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.9
44 km/h27 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
10°C50°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
5735 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
10263 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
76%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am5333
0.6Poor9 am5836
0.6Poor10 am5534
0.7Poor11 am5132
0.8Poor12 pm5132
0.9Poor1 pm4729
1.3Poor2 pm4930
2.5Poor3 pm4729
3.6Poor4 pm4628
2.5Poor5 pm4327
2.9Poor6 pm4427
Sat
0.8Poor9 am3622
0.7Poor10 am4428
0.6Poor11 am4428
0.3Poor12 pm5132
0.3Poor1 pm5534
0.3Poor2 pm5232
0.3Poor3 pm5132
0.6Poor4 pm5333
0.7Poor5 pm5232
0.6Poor6 pm5031
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -2.2 m. High at 5 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 11 pm, -2.6 m. High at 5 am, 1.3 mLow 11 am, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 5 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 11 pm, -2.6 m9 ftHigh 5 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 5 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -2.6 m9 ft
  • High 5 am, 1.3 m4 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.

  • Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 64 km/h40 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h40 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h36 mph, rain 59%
  • Wed3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Whitesands Bay

Whitesands Bay is a bay and beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach. The beach is 0.6 miles long and has one food option within 0.62 miles.

From Wikipedia

Whitesands Bay (Welsh: Porth Mawr) is a Blue Flag beach situated on the St David's peninsula in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales. Whitesand Bay, on some maps, located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of St. Davids and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of St Davids Head, has been described as the best surfing beach in Pembrokeshire.

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

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 250 m830 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms390 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
380 m0.2 miWhitesands Beach/Traeth Porth Mawr
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miSt Davids (city)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miHaverfordwest Airport (HAW)

Nearby places

  • Whitesands Beach CafeFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi

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

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