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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

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Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Freshwater East11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Freshwater EastNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft60 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

8 ft599 kJ

7 ft841 kJ

7 ft560 kJ

7 ft754 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Freshwater East, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft13 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	156kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	8 ft8 smushy	599kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	841kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	560kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	40, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	754kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	13°C

Lydstep4.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in LydstepNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

6 ft331 kJ

6 ft648 kJ

6 ft311 kJ

6 ft443 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	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	49kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	121kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	6 ft7 smushy	331kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	648kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	6 ft8 smushy	311kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	24, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	443kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	14°C

Manorbier7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in ManorbierIntermediate and up

1 ft39 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

8 ft599 kJ

4 ft460 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

7 ft754 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Manorbier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft14 shollow	39kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	112kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	184kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	599kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	4 ft12 scrumbling	460kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	8, poor	4 ft9 smushy	214kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	754kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	14°C

Tenby South Beach1.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

3 ft114 kJ

6 ft343 kJ

6 ft582 kJ

6 ft323 kJ

6 ft429 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	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	53kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 smushy	114kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	6 ft7 smushy	343kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	582kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	6 ft8 smushy	323kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	429kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	14°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

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