Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Wales (UK) |
Next Big City |
Swansea |
Next Town |
Burry Port |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Currents |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
The conditions change depending on tides. Shallow beach, can pick up some swell. Currents possible.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Big, sandy beach with lots of space.
Weather
Spring:
|
Thick |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
A wetsuit is always needed. Shorts only during hot summer days.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Main Direction: |
W, WNW |
Frontal driven winds, mainly westerlies.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Drive to Pembrey country park (well sign posted). Follow the signs to the beach.
Extra information
Zoned beach, please follow the zones signposted May to September and set up away north from the main entrance to the beach all other times. There is plenty of room for everyone, the beach is massive.
Nightlife
Nightlife in Swansea. Good pub in Pembrey: Red Lion, next to the church.