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Freshwater East kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United Kingdom · Wales

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 87 m 51.65 | -4.87

Overview

Freshwater East is a sandy beach in south Pembrokeshire, facing southeast. More sheltered than Freshwater West, it offers conditions in east and southeast winds. A bay framed by cliffs with a village set back.
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Spot forecast for Freshwater East

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 18:16

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:185.3 m07:433.3 m14:175.5 m20:393.1 m03:095.5 m09:083 m15:395.9 m21:492.7 m04:116 m10:102.6 m16:306.4 m22:412.2 m04:556.5 m10:592.1 m17:117 m23:251.7 m05:347.1 m11:421.6 m17:497.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 5.3 m Low tide · 3.3 m High tide · 5.5 m Low tide · 3.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 5.5 m Low tide · 3 m High tide · 5.9 m Low tide · 2.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 6 m Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 6.4 m Low tide · 2.2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 6.5 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 7 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 7.1 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 7.5 m

Freshwater East: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

224h

in April · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to May, peaking in April: 18 rideable days a month and 224 hours of usable wind, at 11 °C. The low point is June, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d A May: 16 rideable days M June: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 17 rideable days N December: 15 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d A May: 16 rideable days M June: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 17 rideable days N December: 15 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 189 mm.

Monthly averages: Freshwater East
Monthly averages — Freshwater East — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 134 h 7 °C 135 mm
February 16.0 151 h 8 °C 173 mm
March 20.0 204 h 10 °C 129 mm
April 20.5 224 h 12 °C 173 mm
May 16.0 118 h 16 °C 67 mm
June 8.5 82 h 17 °C 73 mm
July 9.5 87 h 19 °C 58 mm
August 15.5 137 h 19 °C 92 mm
September 14.5 122 h 16 °C 189 mm
October 15.0 146 h 14 °C 137 mm
November 17.0 138 h 11 °C 168 mm
December 15.0 116 h 9 °C 165 mm

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Technical details of Freshwater East spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSW.

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