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Can I swim at Freshwater West?
Pembrokeshire, Wales · Coastal
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About this bathing water
- Rating for last season
- Excellent (2025)
- Water
- Coastal
- Area
- Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Monitored outfalls within 5km
- 2 (nearest 3.6km)
Freshwater West was rated Excellent for 2025 — the highest of the four grades in the Bathing Water Regulations. That grade comes from bacterial samples taken over several seasons, so it describes the beach's record rather than the water on any given day.
Natural Resources Wales issues a daily pollution risk forecast during the bathing season, and Dŵr Cymru publishes live storm overflow status.
Other swimming spots nearby
West AnglePembrokeshire, Wales · 4.6 km awaySandy HavenPembrokeshire, Wales · 7.9 km awayDalePembrokeshire, Wales · 9.5 km awayBroad Haven (South)Pembrokeshire, Wales · 10.9 km awayBarafundlePembrokeshire, Wales · 11.5 km awayMarloes SandsPembrokeshire, Wales · 12.7 km away
Check the official source
Freshwater West's official page at Natural Resources Wales · See it on a map
This page is not official. It reads published data and presents it plainly; if a sign at the beach says otherwise, believe the sign.