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Traeth yr Afon

Wales, United Kingdom

Traeth yr Afon 2 photos

  • Splashing around on Traeth yr Afon

    Splashing around on Traeth yr Afon. Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • A view from traeth Newton (Newton Beach) looking towards Ogmore By Sea

    A view from traeth Newton (Newton Beach) looking towards Ogmore By Sea. TyBachTwt, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
8 am
2.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.5
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.0
43 km/h27 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°C52°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
128 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
75%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
2.2Poor8 am149
0.5Poor9 am3723
0.7Poor10 am4327
0.7Poor11 am4830
0.7Poor12 pm4930
0.7Poor1 pm4930
0.7Poor2 pm4931
0.8Poor3 pm5031
1.1Poor4 pm4729
1.2Poor5 pm4528
2.0Poor6 pm4327
Sat
1.5Poor8 am2616
1.4Poor9 am2515
0.9Poor10 am3220
0.9Poor11 am3924
0.8Poor12 pm3623
0.8Poor1 pm3623
0.4Poor2 pm4125
0.4Poor3 pm4830
0.4Poor4 pm4729
0.5Poor5 pm5232
0.7Poor6 pm5031
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 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 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%
  • Thu4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miNewton (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miCardiff Airport (CWL)

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

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