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Pembrey Beach, UK

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Between dunes and beach at Pembrey Burrows
Pembrey Beach. Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pembrey Beach

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

The spot faces S (197°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (17°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 16.7 km out (1 in 1667). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Pembrey, 0.9 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 10 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. 4 h 20 from the airport to Pembrey Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Pembrey · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Pembrey · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Pembrey Beach does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct101 ft8 smushy19kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct61 ft13 ssoft31kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct162 ft10 ssoft52kJ11°C
Wed 21Oct195 ft8 ssoft265kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct256 ft7 smushy284kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct145 ft9 ssoft362kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct244 ft8 smushy212kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct194 ft9 smushy305kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct106 ft8 smushy376kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct22 ft9 smushy81kJ14°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 4h 20 by road. About 16h 10 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 30 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Pembrey Beach

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 4h 20 by road. About 16h 10 door to door

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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 Pembrey

  • Amelia's CaféAmerican · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Bowen‘s ChippyFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Naz Rasoi Indian RestaurantIndian · 1.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 2 of 5, Feb 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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