Fresh Water West

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About

The locals here dont seem to be too bad i got spaeking to one who was a nice bloke with lots of info in the area, when the reef is working it the best point on the huge beach which has numerous points. Check out www.surfpix.cjb.net for more pics of area

Additional Info:
The heart of Dyfed's surfing is to be found at Freash Water West.Can be a bit tricky to find, its pretty close to the texco oil plant. Parking can be tricky as the car parks are always busy. Watch out for the rips, works best on high but also works on all tides.As the name implies,the long,sandy beach is both unpolluted and westerly facing.Exposed to the depths of the Atlantic,this corner or Wales will catch any SW swell running.
A series or reefs link the two bays together,with particularly good sandbars in the summer months at the extrems of the tides.The southernmost beach is M.O.D and firing times are indicated by the red flags.
The best waves tend to break on the jagged rocks to the south end of the beach,giving good hollow rides of up to 100mtrs+ in length.
Rips can be strong here,so beware.
Parking easy along side beach.

Location

Access

Once in Pembroke,follow the road west for about 10 miles passing a power station for about 10 miles.Closer you get,it will become sign posted.

Getting there
Walk
Instant access (<5 min)
Public access
Yes
4x4 required
Unknown
Boat required
Unknown
Wave characteristics
Type
Sandbar
Direction
Right and left
Bottom
Sandy
Power
Hollow, Fast, Powerful, Fun
Frequency
Regular (100 days/year)
Normal length
Normal (50 to 150m)
Good day length
Long (150 to 300m)
Ideal conditions
Wind direction
East
Swell direction
SouthWest
Swell size
Less than 3ft - 8ft+
Tide
All tides
Tide movement
Rising and falling tides
Crowd
Week
Few surfers
Weekend
Crowded

Dangers

Rips / undertow, Rocks

Videos

None

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