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Broadhaven (Pembrokeshire)

< SWIPE >
Wind Gust Wave Period Rain Cloud Temp Chill Wave Rating
00:00
30.4kts
42.6kts
4.1m
11.6sec
-1mm
-1%
11°C
10°C
03:00
25.3kts
34.4kts
4m
11.7sec
0.8mm
100%
11°C
11°C
06:00
21.1kts
30.4kts
3.4m
11.6sec
1.5mm
100%
11°C
11°C
09:00
25.4kts
36.5kts
3.3m
11.6sec
1.1mm
100%
12°C
11°C
12:00
29.5kts
42.5kts
3.7m
11.7sec
8.8mm
100%
11°C
11°C
15:00
16.5kts
24.5kts
3.4m
11.8sec
4mm
69%
11°C
11°C

First light: 07:30-08:10 / Last light: 16:13-16:52

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Suitability beginner, intermediate, advanced
Beach faces W, WNW
Best wind N, E, S, SW, NNW, WSW

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Freshwater West, Balephuil, Newgale
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Shipping Forecast

AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 07 DECEMBER 2023 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 07 DECEMBER TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 08 DECEMBER 2023

THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND

THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT

LOW 300 MILES WEST OF SOLE 959 EXPECTED WEST ROCKALL 968 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

VIKING

SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

NORTH UTSIRE

SOUTHERLY BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, INCREASING 7 IN SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SHOWERS. GOOD

SOUTH UTSIRE FORTIES CROMARTY

EASTERLY IN EASTERN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY, 5 TO 7 INCREASING 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9. SLIGHT OR MODERATE AT FIRST IN SOUTH UTSIRE, OTHERWISE MODERATE OR ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS THEN RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

FORTH TYNE

SOUTHEAST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 IN FORTH, VEERING SOUTH 4 OR 5 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

DOGGER FISHER GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER

VARIABLE 3 AT FIRST IN GERMAN BIGHT, OTHERWISE SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6 INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8, VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY 4 LATER IN WEST HUMBER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH, THEN VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NORTHWEST DOGGER. RAIN OR SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

THAMES DOVER WIGHT

SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7, VEERING SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. RAIN AT TIMES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY

SOUTH 6 TO GALE 8 VEERING WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN PORTLAND AND SOUTHEAST BISCAY, BUT ELSEWHERE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST

FITZROY SOLE

SOUTHWEST VEERING WEST 5 TO 7, INCREASING GALE 8 AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BUT BECOMING VERY HIGH FOR A TIME AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST SOLE. RAIN THEN THUNDERY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA

SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST, 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 EXCEPT IN LUNDY. MODERATE OR ROUGH IN IRISH SEA, ELSEWHERE MAINLY ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT BECOMING HIGH IN FASTNET. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SHANNON

CYCLONIC BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 AT FIRST IN NORTHWEST. VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR POOR

ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAIR ISLE FAEROES

EAST OR SOUTHEAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC IN ROCKALL, 6 TO GALE 8, INCREASING SEVERE GALE 9 AT TIMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAIR ISLE AND EAST FAEROES, OTHERWISE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING VERY HIGH FOR A TIME IN SOUTH ROCKALL. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST ICELAND