Satellite view of Newgale’s long west-facing shingle-bank beach, St Brides Bay.

Newgale

Updated Fri 6 Nov 14:20

Quality

FlatToo small

Swell

Swell0.6ft

Tide

High tideLow tide

Weather

Cloud
11°Wind4kt ESE, gusts 7Cloud

6-day surf report

Updated Fri 6 Nov 14:20

Next beach: Whitesands

Now · Fri 6

CloudCloud
FlatToo small
Swell

0.6ft

9s

7-11°Temperature4kt ESE, gusts 7Wind
High tide · Low tide ·

Sat 7

CloudCloud
FlatToo small
Swell

0.6ft

8s

6-12°Temperature4kt ENE, gusts 7Wind
High tide · Low tide ·

Sun 8

CloudCloud
FlatToo small
Swell

0.4ft

9s

5-11°Temperature5kt ENE, gusts 7Wind
High tide · Low tide

Mon 9

CloudCloud
MehToo small
Swell

2.2ft

7s

6-10°Temperature13kt ESE, gusts 22Wind
High tide · Low tide ·

Tue 10

CloudCloud
OK
Swell

3.9ft

9s

8-12°Temperature12kt ESE, gusts 21Wind
High tide · Low tide ·

Wed 11

CloudCloud
OK
Swell

4.3ft

9s

12-14°Temperature10kt ESE, gusts 18Wind
High tide · Low tide ·

The beach

Newgale

Newgale sits on the Pembrokeshire run. Swell, wind and tide for this beach and the neighbours, so you can pick a peak before you leave the car park. Today is Cloud, 11°, 4kt ESE, gusts 7.

Two miles of west-facing shingle-to-sand. Lots of room, plenty of swell, and a long walk between peaks.

The pebble bank at high is no joke. Wait for the tide to drop onto the sand.

Faces WSW. Best swell SW-WNW. Level: all. Crowd: quiet.

On the sand

Before you paddle out at Newgale

Parking

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park The Pebbles. Charging 1 March-31 October, 9am-7pm: 30 minutes free (no return within 4 hours), then £1.50 / 1 hour, £4 / 2 hours, £6 / 4 hours, £8 all day. Free November-February. Newsurf on the beach (SA62 6AS) has its own free parking, separate from Pebbles.

Hire & lessons

Newsurf is the only surf school situated on Newgale Beach, lessons, shop and hire (foamies through to performance shortboards and longboards).

Vibe

Newsurf: beginner, family and children’s lessons plus intermediate and advanced; hire from foamies to longboards; plenty of space on the two-mile strand. Family and longboard-friendly beachbreak, not described as competitive.

Access & hazards

Met Office Newgale Sands: high risk of rips. Newsurf: lifeguards during school holidays. RNLI Lifeguards North Pembrokeshire have named Newgale Central and South as patrolled in season. Newsurf’s “safe for the young and not so expert” is the school’s own line, sitting alongside the Met Office high-rip rating.

Sources PCNPA parking · Newsurf · Met Office Newgale

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