Winds of 60mph riding the back of 8.4metre tides had no significant effect on Llanelli coastal defences.
Carmarthenshire coastal manager Rory Dickinson said park rangers were out early on Thursday following the storms that caused havoc on land across the county with many trees down, but there was little to report.
He said: “A great deal of debris had been cast ashore but the sea defences across 14 miles from Bynea through to Pembrey withstood the assault.
“It always threatens to be damaging with a confluence of exceptionally high tides and storm force winds.
“But all the rock armour that has been strategically installed in recent years is doing its job protecting the main elements of the Millennium Coastal Park.
“A small element of the Burry Port Woodland headland has been further eroded but this acceptable retreat.”
The storm also deposited hundreds of tonnes of sand on the eastern end of Cefn Sidan, raising beach levels. The dunescape in this area of the beach has been completely remodelled in the last 10 months.
The high tides attracted crowds of storm watchers on the high tides at Burry Port and Pembrey Old Harbours with tide and storm surges causing 10-foot high waves to crash over sea walls.
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