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Cwm Colhuw Beach

Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Cwm Colhuw Beach 1 photo

  • Crossing the mouth of the River Colhuw

    Crossing the mouth of the River Colhuw. Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
8 am
2.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
62 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.5
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Cwm Colhuw Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph N
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
84%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
2.0Poor8 am1811
0.8Poor9 am4930
0.7Poor10 am5333
0.7Poor11 am5635
0.7Poor12 pm5735
0.7Poor1 pm5937
0.7Poor2 pm5736
0.7Poor3 pm6238
0.8Poor4 pm5635
1.1Poor5 pm5433
2.5Poor6 pm5333
Sat
1.7Poor8 am2818
1.5Poor9 am2817
1.1Poor10 am3320
1.0Poor11 am3623
1.0Poor12 pm3723
1.0Poor1 pm3421
0.9Poor2 pm3421
0.6Poor3 pm4930
0.4Poor4 pm4830
0.4Poor5 pm5333
0.6Poor6 pm5635
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -3.1 m. High at 5 pm, 3.5 m. Low at 11 pm, -4.1 m. High at 5 am, 3.5 mLow 11 am, -3.1 m10 ftHigh 5 pm, 3.5 m11 ftLow 11 pm, -4.1 m14 ftHigh 5 am, 3.5 m11 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -3.1 m10 ft
  • High 5 pm, 3.5 m11 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -4.1 m14 ft
  • High 5 am, 3.5 m11 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 61 km/h38 mph, rain 9%
  • Mon1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms50 m180 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m110 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miLlantwit Major (town)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miCardiff Airport (CWL)

Nearby places

  • The Beach CafeBritish
    40 m110 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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