Located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Newgale is a good Beach break breaking over a sand bottom. The waves here are easy to surf and can break for up to 100 meters, providing fun sections for manoeuvres. As you come over the hill Newgale can look very enticing, especially at size, beware though as this is a very gently sloping beach meaning the lines can literally stack up for miles and so can the white water! Very hard to get out the back over 4 feet. Making it almost impossible to surf at double overhead if its bigger (head to Whitesands where there are rips to get out). Has a tendency to close out on lower tides but keep an eye on the right-hand point break to the North which is only accessible when the tide goes out enough to walk around. Can get very good with the right sand and swell. Newgale is a good gauge for swell in this area. Generally gets the most swell for this part of the coast, Beaches to the south in the bay are usually smaller (getting smaller the further south you go), It’s also generally half a foot to a foot bigger than Whitesnads.
What are the best surf conditions for Newgale?
Gets good between waist-high to overhead. We recommend riding your fish, longboard, or standard shortboard when bigger here. Newgale in Pembrokeshire is best suited to beginner to advanced surfers. The surf here is pretty consistent (6/10) and can get busy at peak times (5/10). The best winds for Newgale are East. The best swell direction is from the Southwest and West
We recommend wearing a 3/2 wetsuit, in summer with the warmest water temperature at a brisk 16 degrees in August. In winter we recommend wearing a 5/4 wetsuit with temps being a chilly 8 degrees! See the temperature chart below for more data on this.
