Swimming spots near Tenby
21 swimming spots within 30 km of Tenby, 21 of them designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Tenby North, about 0 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 20 with no current pollution alert. 18 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Tenby North0.4 km from TenbyGood to go
- Tenby South0.5 km from TenbyGood to go
- Castle Beach, Tenby0.7 km from TenbyGood to go
- Penally1.8 km from TenbyGood to go
- Saundersfoot4.3 km from TenbyGood to go
- Lydstep4.4 km from TenbyGood to go
- Coppet Hall4.9 km from TenbyGood to go
- Wiseman's Bridge5.8 km from TenbyCaution
- Amroth Central7.6 km from TenbyGood to go
- Manorbier7.6 km from TenbyGood to go
- Freshwater East11.5 km from TenbyGood to go
- Pendine13.0 km from TenbyGood to go
- Barafundle15.0 km from TenbyGood to go
- Broad Haven (South)16.6 km from TenbyGood to go
- Freshwater West24.5 km from TenbyGood to go
- Pembrey26.9 km from TenbyGood to go
- West Angle27.7 km from TenbyGood to go
- Sandy Haven27.8 km from TenbyGood to go
- Rhossili29.6 km from TenbyGood to go
- Little Haven30.0 km from TenbyGood to go
- Broad Haven (Central)30.0 km from TenbyGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Tenby?
- 21 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Tenby, spread across 3 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Tenby?
- Tenby North in Pembrokeshire, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 21 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Tenby?
- 21 of these 21 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from Natural Resources Wales. Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Tenby have the best water quality?
- 18 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Tenby right now?
- 1 of the 21 is currently flagged, and 20 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.