The South beach at Tenby is roughly 2km of sand backed by sand dunes, The beach is one long stretch but the northern end is referred to as Castle Beach at St. Catherine’s Island and the southern end is Penally Beach at Giltar Point.
The South beach is less commercialised than Tenby’s North beach but still provides an excellent family beach. At low tide you have a massive expanse of beach but even at high tide plenty of beach space exists.
Facilities include parking, toilets (disables access), lifeguards in the summer and at the northern end several shops and and hire facilities.
Tenby South Beach is a Blue Flag Beach.
Tenby South beach has dog restrictions between 1st May and 30th September
Water samples are taken at regular intervals during the bathing season and at the end of the season the water quality is classified as: - Excellent: the highest classification meaning the water is cleanest - Good: generally good water quality - Sufficient: meets minimum standards - Poor: You are advised not to swim. The beach will stay open and an action plan should be in place to improve the water quality.
7 Day Weather Forecast
Today Expect a temp in the range 17℃ to 19.7℃ with wind speed 4.6 m/sec (NNW)
Wednesday, Jul 06 Expect a temp in the range 13.2℃ to 14.7℃ with wind speed 1.4 m/sec (NW)
Thursday, Jul 07 Expect a temp in the range 15℃ to 16℃ with wind speed 4.1 m/sec (NW)
Friday, Jul 08 Expect a temp in the range 14.4℃ to 15.7℃ with wind speed 2.9 m/sec (NNW)
Saturday, Jul 09 Expect a temp in the range 12.5℃ to 15.4℃ with wind speed 2.1 m/sec (NW)
Sunday, Jul 10 Expect a temp in the range 12.5℃ to 14.5℃ with wind speed 4 m/sec (NNE)
Monday, Jul 11 Expect a temp in the range 12.6℃ to 14.7℃ with wind speed 1.9 m/sec (NNW)
Tenby weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
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Tenby Castle Beach is within a cove between the Castle and the East Cliff, with the beach being sheltered by the cliffs. This is the smallest of the Tenby beaches and can get crowded. At low tide boat trips run to Caldey Island or if a little more adventurous it is possible to walk out to St. Catherine’s island, but beware Read more…
Tenby northern beaches are split into two; the north beach and harbour beach. Harbour beach is a small area of sand within the harbour and at high tide, boat trips run from the harbour to Caldey island. The North Beach is a stretch of sandy beach and promenade within Tenby town. The beach has rock pools and the prominent Goskar Read more…
Penally beach is at the far end of Tenby south beach and is less busy than the main Tenby beaches. The beach is a mix of sand and shingle but is protected by sand dunes and Giltar Point headland. Good views across to Caldy Island. You only get parking and for facilities you need to head towards the Tenby end Read more…
Waterwynch Bay beach is best visited at mid to low tide when it exposes a large beach with a number of sandy bays. You can even walk to Tenby but beware of being cut off by the tide. Read more…
Tenby Lifeboat Station is located in Tenby on the Pembrokeshire coast in south west Wales. Established in 1852, the station operates 2 lifeboats, inshore and all weather, and is one of the busiest in the UK. Station is open daily. Shop is open; daily Easter – Christmas and Feb half term, and weekends other times. Read more…
Caldey Island lies off the Pembrokeshire coast near Tenby in south-western Wales. Separated from the mainland by Caldey Sound, a ferry service runs between Tenby and Caldey Island during the spring and summer months. Caldey is probably best known for its monastery, Caldey Abbey, with the current building dating from 1910. However, a monastery was founded on the island in Read more…
Caldey Island lies about 3 miles off the south coast of Pembrokeshire facing the town and harbour of Tenby. it is 1½ miles long and less that ¾ mile wide. In 1131 the island was donated to the Benedictine monks from the Abbey of Tiron in France. In 1536 the monks were expelled from the island and it was not Read more…
