Tenby, UK

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South Beach in Tenby
Tenby South Beach. Photo: Seth Whales, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tenby

Tenby is a town in Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. From Tenby you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Tenby South Beach, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 123 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 10 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CWL, 99 km away.

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Staying in Tenby

  • 123 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 10 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: CWL, 99 km, EXT, 138 km, NQY, 138 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Tenby 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Tenby: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Freshwater East11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Freshwater East2 ft32 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft49 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, too small3 ft116 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small5 ft405 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, offshore, too small7 ft526 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, poor7 ft953 kJwind from the west-north-west, 30 knots, offshore, fair5 ft336 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Freshwater East: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Freshwater East, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small2 ft8 smushy32kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft15 smushy49kJwind from the east, 13 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small3 ft10 ssoft116kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small5 ft9 ssoft405kJwind from the west, 20 knots, offshore11°C
Thu 22Oct25, poor7 ft7 smushy526kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair7 ft10 ssoft953kJwind from the west-north-west, 30 knots, offshore10°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small5 ft9 ssoft336kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Tenby South Beach1.2 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft18 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small1 ft31 kJwind from the east-south-east, 20 knots, too small2 ft56 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small4 ft251 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, offshore, too small6 ft298 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore, poor6 ft723 kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore, poor3 ft147 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Tenby South Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tenby South Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2, too small1 ft8 smushy18kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft13 smushy31kJwind from the east-south-east, 20 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft10 ssoft56kJwind from the south, 3 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small4 ft8 ssoft251kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, offshore12°C
Thu 22Oct19, poor6 ft7 smushy298kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore14°C
Fri 23Oct30, poor6 ft10 ssoft723kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore11°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small3 ft9 ssoft147kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore14°C
Lydstep4.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Lydstep1 ft18 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small1 ft31 kJwind from the east-south-east, 20 knots, too small2 ft52 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small4 ft227 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, offshore, too small6 ft292 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small6 ft624 kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore, poor3 ft150 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Lydstep: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lydstep, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small1 ft8 smushy18kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft13 smushy31kJwind from the east-south-east, 20 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft10 scrumbling52kJwind from the south, 3 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small4 ft8 ssoft227kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, offshore12°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small6 ft7 smushy292kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct28, poor6 ft10 ssoft624kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore11°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small3 ft8 scrumbling150kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Manorbier7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Manorbier2 ft32 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft60 kJwind from the east-south-east, 18 knots, too small3 ft109 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small5 ft405 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, too small7 ft526 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, poor7 ft953 kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, poor5 ft336 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Manorbier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Manorbier, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft8 smushy32kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore13°C
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft14 shollow60kJwind from the east-south-east, 18 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct14, too small3 ft10 scrumbling109kJwind from the south, 3 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small5 ft9 scrumbling405kJwind from the west, 23 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct21, poor7 ft7 smushy526kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor7 ft10 scrumbling953kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small5 ft9 smushy336kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tenby, 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 Tenby

  • Get Stuffed Pizza CoPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Oh My CodFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Aug 2026
  • Tasty CafeChinese · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Mar 2026
  • The American DinerFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
  • The Jazz TenbyBritish · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Dec 2025
  • Top Joe'sPizza · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, May 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