Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 4/10

Whitesands Bay

Pembrokeshire, UK (Wales)
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks

Whitesands Bay sits near St Davids and is Pembrokeshire's most popular beach break.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
12
Poor
1.3m
@18s
25km/h
Tue
31
13
Poor
0.8m
@16s
16km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
0.6m
@5s
21km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.3m
WSW(246°)
Score: 12/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 15/25
Wind
25km/h
WNW(302°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
10°C
0.0mm57%
Windswell Component
0.7mNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 30 km/h WNW|PM: 21 km/h WNW
21 km/h vs 30 km/h morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:14 am
High tide - 1.13m
11:34 am
Low tide - -2.70m
5:40 pm
High tide - 1.34m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

12
Poor
Components
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period15/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score46/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score12/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score12
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (255°)
Direction range
210° - 300°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
45° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

5/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Sep

Getting There

Airport
CWL
Drive time
130 min
Data quality
verified

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