Saundersfoot Webcam – Watch the Tide Lift the Boats

The Saundersfoot Webcam looks down from St Brides Spa Hotel, on the cliff top above Saundersfoot, a seaside village on the Pembrokeshire coast of south-west Wales. The small stone harbor fills the foreground, with the village’s sandy beach running away beyond the harbor wall and houses stepping up the hillside on the left. The tide sets the scene. At low water the harbor drains, the motor boats and yachts settle on the bottom at their moorings, and a channel of water winds out across the sand to the sea. When the tide returns the basin floods and the same boats float again. Walkers dot the beach through the day, and the bay on the right can shift from flat silver-grey to blue as the weather moves through.

About Saundersfoot

Saundersfoot lies inside the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) north of Tenby harbor as the crow flies, between Tenby and Amroth. It had around 2,500 residents at the 2021 census. St Brides Spa Hotel stands on St Brides Hill on the south side of the village, and its camera faces roughly north through a wide-angle lens that bends the horizon. The harbor sits directly below. Its long north wall crosses the middle of the frame with a parking area behind it, the pier head and harbor mouth are on the right, and small boats on trailers and racks crowd the quay on the left. Beyond the wall the beach runs north under a wooded hillside, and the coast of Carmarthen Bay curves away to the right.

The harbor was built for coal. In 1829 Parliament gave the Saundersfoot Railway and Harbour Company permission to export anthracite from the local pits, and by 1837 the port had five jetties loading coal and iron ore, and later pig iron and firebricks. The company’s railway opened on 1 March 1834, laid to a gauge of 4 feet (1,219 millimeters), and ran out onto the harbor breakwaters. Its lines reached Wiseman’s Bridge, Stepaside and Kilgetty along the coast and Thomas Chapel colliery near Begelly inland. The railway closed in 1939, and its rolling stock and track were scrapped for the war effort.

Today Saundersfoot Harbour is a trust port run by the Saundersfoot Harbour Commissioners, who list 191 drying moorings. Around low water the bottom dries to mud, and the entrance channel, which runs east-northeast across the foreshore, dries as well, which is why the boats on camera can sit aground for hours. A tide light at the entrance shows red when there is not enough water to come in.

Weather and Climate in Saundersfoot

The village has a mild, damp maritime climate. Winter daytime highs run from 8°C to 10°C (47°F to 50°F) between December and February, and average nights stay a few degrees above freezing. October to January bring the most rain. Spring warms slowly, to about 12°C (54°F) in April and 15°C (59°F) in May, and those two months tend to be the driest of the year.

Summer highs reach about 19°C (66°F) in July and August, with nights near 13°C (56°F), and September holds close to 17°C (63°F). At this latitude daylight swings from under 8 hours at the December solstice to about 16 hours 40 minutes in late June, so the harbor stays lit well into a summer evening and goes dark by late afternoon in midwinter. Because the camera faces north, the sun stands behind it in the middle of the day and lights the harbor and beach from the front.

Things to Do Near Saundersfoot

Much of the action starts in the harbor itself. A free crabbing center runs from May to September with buckets, nets and lines supplied, and boats leave the quay for Saundersfoot Sea Safari wildlife and history cruises and for sea fishing trips. Outer Reef runs surfing, paddleboarding, coasteering and kayaking lessons, and the Welcome Centre on the harbor tells the story of the village’s coal trade. Every New Year’s Day the village holds a sea swim that drew more than 1,500 people in 2016; it was cancelled in 2021 and returned in 2023.

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path runs through the village. Heading north, the Miners’ Walk follows the old railway bed through a tunnel to Coppet Hall beach, known as Coalpit Haul in the railway’s day, then through two more tunnels to Wiseman’s Bridge, a tiny hamlet with a rocky beach. The path is wide and flat enough for strollers and wheelchairs. An old dramway also leads inland through woods to Stepaside, where the remains of an ironworks can be explored, and the steep incline that once lowered coal from Bonville’s Court Colliery survives with its engine house. St Issell’s Church, a grade II* listed building, sits in a dell north of the village, and Tenby lies a short drive to the south.

Παρόμοιες κάμερες web που μπορεί να σας αρέσουν

Three more cameras on the coast of south-west Wales, starting with the next harbor down the shore:

• Κάμερα Web του Τένμπι Χάρμπορ
• Κάμερα Web Broad Haven
• Κάμερα Web του Μπέρι Πορτ

Συχνές ερωτήσεις

Where is Saundersfoot located?

Saundersfoot is a coastal village in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, inside the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It faces Carmarthen Bay between Tenby, about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) to the south, and Amroth to the northeast.

What can you see on the Saundersfoot Webcam?

The harbor basin and its moored boats, the harbor wall and parking area, the pier head and entrance on the right, the sandy beach beyond, hillside houses on the left and open water on the right. A date and time stamp sits top left and the hotel’s name bottom right.

Who operates the Saundersfoot Webcam?

St Brides Spa Hotel, on the cliff top at St Brides Hill on the south side of the village. The hotel streams the view on its own YouTube channel and shows it on its website as its beach webcam.

Does Saundersfoot Harbour dry out at low tide?

Yes. Around low tide the harbor drains to a mud bottom and the entrance channel dries as well, so the boats on its drying moorings sit aground until the water comes back in. A tide light at the entrance turns red when the depth is too low to enter.

What is the weather like in Saundersfoot?

Mild and often damp. Winter highs sit around 8°C to 10°C (47°F to 50°F), summer highs around 19°C (66°F), and the heaviest rain usually falls between October and January.

How far is Saundersfoot from Tenby?

About 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in a straight line, with Tenby to the south. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path links the two along the shore.

Can you walk from Saundersfoot to Wiseman’s Bridge?

Yes. The Miners’ Walk follows the trackbed of the old Saundersfoot Railway north from the village, past Coppet Hall beach and through three short tunnels to Wiseman’s Bridge. The path is wide and flat, so it suits strollers and wheelchairs.

Source: St Brides Spa Hotel