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Hardy’s Bay

Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Hardy’s Bay 1 photo

  • Amazing Sunset

    Amazing Sunset. wardyboy400, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
8 am
1.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
0.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.0
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Hardy’s Bay.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
10°C51°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
4528 km/hmph NW
Gusts
7547 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
92%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
1.8Poor8 am2214
0.8PoorNow4528
0.7Poor10 am4629
0.7Poor11 am5132
0.7Poor12 pm5031
0.7Poor1 pm4830
0.7Poor2 pm4931
0.9Poor3 pm5132
1.1Poor4 pm4629
1.5Poor5 pm4528
2.0Poor6 pm4629
Sat
1.8Poor8 am1811
1.0Poor9 am3019
0.9Poor10 am3119
0.6Poor11 am3522
0.8Poor12 pm3622
0.8Poor1 pm3623
0.4Poor2 pm4327
0.4Poor3 pm4830
0.4Poor4 pm4629
0.5Poor5 pm5132
0.7Poor6 pm5232
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -3.0 m. High at 5 pm, 3.2 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.9 m. High at 5 am, 3.2 mLow 11 am, -3.0 m10 ftHigh 5 pm, 3.2 m10 ftLow 11 pm, -3.9 m13 ftHigh 5 am, 3.2 m11 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 11 am, -3.0 m10 ft
  • High 5 pm, 3.2 m10 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.9 m13 ft
  • High 5 am, 3.2 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.

  • Sun2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 26%
  • Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi
  • Playground410 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 miPost Office (NW-bound)
Nearest town
380 m0.2 miOgmore-by-Sea (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miCardiff Airport (CWL)

Nearby places

  • Welsh Coffee Co shopCoffee shop
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Hilary and Iains KitchenBritish
    450 m0.3 mi

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

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