Freshwater East, UK

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Beach at Freshwater East — Freshwater East. Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Freshwater East

Freshwater East is a town in Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. From Freshwater East you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Freshwater East, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CWL, 109 km away.

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Staying in Freshwater East

21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CWL, 109 km, NQY, 135 km, EXT, 144 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Freshwater East.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Freshwater East too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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frainslake sands12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Milford Haven, 8 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

6 ft247 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

4 ft255 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at frainslake sands, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	4 ft8 smushy	213kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	6 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	6 ft10 smushy	604kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 34 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	15, poor	4 ft10 smushy	255kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	14°C

Fresh Water West13.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Milford Haven, 6 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

6 ft247 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

4 ft255 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fresh Water West, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	109kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	4 ft8 smushy	213kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	6 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	6 ft10 smushy	604kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 34 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	15, poor	4 ft10 smushy	255kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	14°C

Freshwater East0.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft49 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

5 ft405 kJ

7 ft526 kJ

7 ft953 kJ

5 ft336 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Freshwater East, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft15 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	116kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	405kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	7 ft7 smushy	526kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	7 ft10 ssoft	953kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	336kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	13°C

Freshwater West14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Milford Haven, 7 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

6 ft247 kJ

6 ft604 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

4 ft255 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Freshwater West, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	4 ft8 smushy	213kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	6 ft7 smushy	247kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	6 ft10 smushy	604kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 34 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	15, poor	4 ft10 smushy	255kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	14°C

Lydstep7.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in LydstepNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft31 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

4 ft227 kJ

6 ft292 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lydstep, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft13 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	52kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	227kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	6 ft7 smushy	292kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	150kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	121kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	14°C

Manorbier4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in ManorbierIntermediate and up

1 ft60 kJ

3 ft109 kJ

4 ft189 kJ

7 ft526 kJ

5 ft495 kJ

5 ft336 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Manorbier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft14 shollow	60kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	4 ft8 smushy	189kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 smushy	526kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	495kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	5 ft9 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	14°C

Tenby South Beach11.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Tenby, 1 kmNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft31 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

4 ft251 kJ

6 ft298 kJ

6 ft723 kJ

3 ft147 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tenby South Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft13 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	251kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	6 ft7 smushy	298kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	723kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	147kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, offshore	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Freshwater East, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Freshwater East

Jacks at the Longhouse0.7 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Jul 2026

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits