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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

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Caerfai Bay1.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

3 ft165 kJ

6 ft310 kJ

4 ft344 kJ

4 ft209 kJ

7 ft584 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caerfai Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 shollow	67kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	3 ft9 shollow	165kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	10, poor	6 ft7 smushy	310kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	4 ft10 shollow	344kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft8 smushy	209kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 scrumbling	584kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	14°C

Newgale9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in NewgaleIntermediate and up

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

5 ft248 kJ

4 ft288 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

5 ft363 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Newgale, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	15, poor	4 ft8 smushy	175kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	5 ft7 smushy	248kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	4 ft10 smushy	288kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 smushy	163kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	8, poor	5 ft8 smushy	363kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	13°C

Whitesands3.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft26 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

5 ft240 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

4 ft188 kJ

6 ft414 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Whitesands, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	3 ft4 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 shollow	43kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	3 ft8 smushy	121kJ	wind from the west, 25 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	5 ft8 smushy	240kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 23 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	4 ft10 smushy	305kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 35 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	4 ft8 shollow	188kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	4, poor	6 ft9 smushy	414kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 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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