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Watch House Beach

Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Watch House Beach 2 photos

  • East Aberthaw beach - panoramio

    East Aberthaw beach - panoramio. cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • East Aberthaw beach well worth the walk - panoramio

    East Aberthaw beach well worth the walk - panoramio. cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
2.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.2
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.0
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Watch House 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
1811 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
86%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
2.5Poor8 am127
1.2Poor9 am3623
1.0Poor10 am3622
0.7Poor11 am4830
0.7Poor12 pm4931
0.7Poor1 pm4427
0.7Poor2 pm4628
0.7Poor3 pm4830
0.8Poor4 pm4125
1.1Poor5 pm4125
2.0Poor6 pm3824
Sat
1.6Poor8 am2817
1.8Poor9 am2415
1.2Poor10 am2918
1.3Poor11 am2717
1.1Poor12 pm3119
1.3Poor1 pm2717
1.4Poor2 pm2515
0.7Poor3 pm4327
0.6Poor4 pm3924
0.5Poor5 pm4125
0.5Poor6 pm4629
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, 3.7 m. Low at 11 pm, -4.3 m. High at 5 am, 3.6 mLow 11 am, -3.3 m11 ftHigh 5 pm, 3.7 m12 ftLow 11 pm, -4.3 m14 ftHigh 5 am, 3.6 m12 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -3.3 m11 ft
  • High 5 pm, 3.7 m12 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -4.3 m14 ft
  • High 5 am, 3.6 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.

  • Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h36 mph, rain 9%
  • Mon1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
630 m0.4 miAberthaw Reservoir
Nearest town
1 km0.6 miEast Aberthaw (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miCardiff Airport (CWL)

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

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