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Caerfai Bay, UK

Stay in St Davids: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of St Davids

  • Whitesands Surf spot · 3.4 km from St Davids
  • Newgale Surf spot · 9.9 km from St Davids

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Caerfai Bay
Caerfai Bay. Photo: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Caerfai Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (202°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (22°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 9°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is St Davids, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → DUB · Skyscanner from about £370 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Caerfai Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in St DavidsAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in St Davids · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in St Davids · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Caerfai Bay on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct151 ft8 shollow17kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct82 ft4 smushy16kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct182 ft10 shollow65kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct234 ft9 scrumbling191kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct75 ft7 smushy248kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct294 ft10 shollow274kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct143 ft9 smushy155kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct163 ft8 shollow98kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct45 ft8 smushy305kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct154 ft11 smushy274kJ14°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 30 by road. About 15h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Whitesands

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 30 by road. About 15h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near St Davids each day: Caerfai Bay, Whitesands.

The trip from St Davids, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,100–£2,045 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£370–£770
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,100–£2,045

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near St Davids

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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