About St Davids

St Davids is a town in Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. From St Davids you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Caerfai Bay, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 49 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 13 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CWL, 143 km away.

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Staying in St Davids

49 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 13 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CWL, 143 km, NQY, 161 km, EXT, 181 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in St Davids each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for St Davids 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.

Spot

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Newgale9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Newgale

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft154 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

4 ft230 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Newgale, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	1 ft8 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	3 ft8 smushy	154kJ	wind from the north-west, 29 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	183kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	230kJ	wind from the north-west, 28 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	3 ft8 smushy	127kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	13°C

Caerfai Bay1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

6 ft286 kJ

4 ft274 kJ

3 ft155 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caerfai Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	1 ft8 shollow	17kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft10 shollow	65kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft9 scrumbling	191kJ	wind from the north-west, 33 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	6 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft10 shollow	274kJ	wind from the north-west, 31 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	3 ft9 smushy	155kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	14°C

Whitesands3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft16 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

5 ft250 kJ

5 ft362 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Whitesands, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 shollow	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	3 ft4 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft10 shollow	50kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	4 ft8 smushy	204kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	5 ft7 smushy	250kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	5 ft10 smushy	362kJ	wind from the north-west, 31 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 shollow	103kJ	wind from the south, 26 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of St Davids, 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 St Davids

SaffronIndian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Oct 2025
St. Davids Food And WineBritish · 0.2 km from the centre
Blas RestaurantEuropean · 0.5 km from the centre
Crug-Glas Country Hotel&Resteraunt0.1 km from the centre
GRAINBritish · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Nov 2025
Peters PlaiceFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025

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

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