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Pebble Beach

Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Pebble Beach 2 photos

  • Cold Knap beach lies about a mile west of Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. In contrast to the flat sands at Barry Island, Cold Knap is mainly a pebble beach, and is more exposed t

    Cold Knap beach lies about a mile west of Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. In contrast to the flat sands at Barry Island, Cold Knap is mainly a pebble beach, and is more exposed t. Jeremy Segrott from Cardiff, Wales, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Pebble beach at The Knap

    Pebble beach at The Knap. Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
2.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.6
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.6
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.6
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.7
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.5
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
11°C53°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
5433 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
92%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
2.4Poor8 am159
1.3PoorNow3421
1.1Poor10 am3924
0.8Poor11 am4427
0.7Poor12 pm4629
0.6Poor1 pm4629
0.6Poor2 pm5031
0.6Poor3 pm4528
0.7Poor4 pm4528
1.2Poor5 pm4226
2.5Poor6 pm4326
Sat
2.1Poor8 am2717
1.5Poor9 am2918
1.2Poor10 am3522
1.2Poor11 am3220
1.2Poor12 pm3522
1.2Poor1 pm2918
0.8Poor2 pm2918
0.7Poor3 pm4628
0.6Poor4 pm4226
0.5Poor5 pm4025
0.5Poor6 pm5031
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -3.3 m. High at 5 pm, 3.8 m. Low at 11 pm, -4.4 m. High at 5 am, 3.7 mLow 11 am, -3.3 m11 ftHigh 5 pm, 3.8 m12 ftLow 11 pm, -4.4 m14 ftHigh 5 am, 3.7 m12 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 11 am, -3.3 m11 ft
  • High 5 pm, 3.8 m12 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -4.4 m14 ft
  • High 5 am, 3.7 m12 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.

  • Sun3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 7%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m220 ft away
  • Drinking water490 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 370 m0.2 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
740 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miBarry (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miCardiff Airport (CWL)

Nearby places

  • Romillys TwoFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi
  • Mr ReisTurkish
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Romillys Coffee ShopCoffee shop
    400 m0.2 mi
  • The BridgeFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi
  • UstaTurkish
    860 m0.5 mi

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

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