Beach

Pendine Sands

Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom · sea 16.8 °C at its warmest, in August

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Sea temperature month by month

8.7Jan

8Feb

8Mar

9.2Apr

11.1May

13.4Jun

15.5Jul

16.8Aug

16.6Sep

15.1Oct

12.7Nov

10.3Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 15 km offshore, at the nearest open water cell of a 0.25° grid.

About

Pendine Sands (Welsh: Traeth Pentywyn) is a 7-mile (11 km) beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. It stretches west to east from Gilman Point to Laugharne Sands.

Questions

How warm is the sea at Pendine Sands?

The sea off Pendine Sands averages 16.8 °C at its warmest, in August, and 8 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Pendine Sands?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Pendine Sands?

Pendine Sands is on the coast of Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom, at 51.7325, -4.4975. The map on this site flies straight to it.