Freshwater West (Beach) (Pembrokeshire) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (0.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Freshwater West (Beach)

    Today (2 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
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    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    23
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    24
    27
    30
    33
    36
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    78%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    16
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    20
    22
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (3 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    36
    36
    36
    35
    34
    33
    33
    31
    31
    30
    31
    31
    31
    31
    29
    30
    27
    25
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (4 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    15
    S
    20
    S
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    34
    SW
    35
    SW
    34
    WSW
    33
    WSW
    31
    WSW
    30
    W
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    13
    13
    14
    16
    19
    26
    31
    35
    37
    39
    42
    44
    45
    47
    50
    51
    52
    51
    49
    47
    44
    40
    40
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    P
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    82%
    76%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    12
    17
    22
    24
    25
    26
    28
    29
    30
    32
    33
    35
    35
    35
    34
    32
    31
    29
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    2.1
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    3.0
    3.2
    3.4
    3.5
    3.7
    3.9
    4.1
    3.9
    3.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    27
    W
    26
    W
    25
    W
    25
    W
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    38
    39
    35
    34
    31
    32
    31
    31
    30
    29
    30
    27
    25
    25
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    65%
    65%
    62%
    65%
    64%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    58%
    60%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    64%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.6
    3.8
    4.0
    4.3
    4.7
    4.7
    4.5
    4.2
    3.9
    3.7
    3.5
    3.4
    3.2
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (6 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    18
    SE
    22
    SE
    24
    SE
    23
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    24
    30
    35
    35
    34
    34
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    72%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    18
    22
    24
    23
    22
    22
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (7 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    20
    S
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    31
    30
    29
    26
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    20
    19
    19
    19
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.4
    2.9
    3.2
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (8 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    WSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    29
    34
    33
    33
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Milford Haven tidal station which is 3.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    A largely dry and bright day. Wetter and windier Easter.

    Today:

    A chilly but bright start to the day. Plenty of sunny spells through the morning and stretching into the afternoon. A fresher feeling day than of late but winds staying light. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Quickly clouding over this evening, with outbreaks of rain developing. Staying wet overnight, with the rain heavy at times over the hills. Turning increasingly blustery. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Friday:

    A blustery day, with showery outbreaks of rain, which could be heavy at times. A few bright or sunny spells possible, mainly during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Windy on Saturday, with showers and perhaps some longer spells of rain. Bright and breezy on Easter Sunday, with a scattering of showers. Drier and warmer for Easter Monday.

    Updated:

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