Whitmore Bay, Barry (Beach) (Vale of Glamorgan) weather

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7 day forecast for Whitmore Bay, Barry (Beach)

Today (3 September 2025)
Time
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
50%
70%
60%
50%
50%
60%
50%
40%
Temperature
19°
19°
19°
18°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
16°
15°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
Wind direction and speed
WSW
18
WSW
20
WSW
21
W
22
W
21
W
20
W
17
WSW
15
WSW
13
SW
12
Wind gust (mph)
33
36
38
38
36
31
27
25
23
23
Visibility
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
78%
75%
76%
76%
77%
76%
75%
76%
77%
80%
UV 5 4 3 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
18
20
21
22
21
20
17
15
13
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (4 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night Light rain Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
60%
70%
80%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
13°
14°
14°
15°
16°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
11
SW
9
SSW
8
S
8
S
8
S
9
SSW
9
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
11
W
12
W
13
W
14
W
14
W
14
W
13
W
12
W
9
WNW
8
WNW
7
WNW
6
Wind gust (mph)
22
19
18
18
17
19
21
21
21
23
21
22
25
29
30
32
31
30
27
23
21
19
16
15
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
83%
84%
85%
87%
87%
86%
83%
80%
81%
79%
75%
71%
66%
60%
64%
63%
66%
67%
72%
76%
78%
82%
84%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
9
8
7
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
4
4
4
4
10
10
10
10
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (5 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
40%
40%
30%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
14°
13°
13°
12°
16°
19°
19°
17°
15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
12°
12°
16°
17°
18°
17°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5
NW
4
W
6
WSW
8
W
7
W
4
NNE
3
Wind gust (mph)
14
13
12
13
18
19
15
8
10
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
86%
86%
88%
90%
72%
58%
57%
71%
83%
UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
6
5
4
6
8
7
4
3
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (6 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
17°
20°
21°
19°
18°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
16°
18°
18°
17°
16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
5
SE
6
SE
7
SE
11
SE
13
SE
13
SE
12
ESE
11
Wind gust (mph)
12
16
21
28
30
27
23
24
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
87%
91%
92%
83%
57%
54%
65%
74%
UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
5
6
7
11
13
13
12
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
3
3
3
3
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (7 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
50%
70%
80%
80%
50%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
18°
19°
19°
18°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
16°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ESE
11
SE
10
SE
11
SSE
12
S
13
SSW
14
SW
13
SW
11
Wind gust (mph)
25
24
23
24
26
25
19
19
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
76%
84%
88%
86%
84%
82%
79%
80%
UV - - 1 1 3 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
10
11
12
13
14
13
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.8
0.7
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (8 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
60%
80%
70%
50%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
17°
18°
17°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
13°
13°
14°
15°
14°
13°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
11
SSW
12
SSW
12
SW
15
SSW
17
SW
17
SW
16
SSW
13
Wind gust (mph)
19
21
22
27
26
25
23
22
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
83%
84%
79%
71%
69%
75%
81%
UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
12
12
15
17
17
16
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
1.0
1.4
1.4
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
9
10
10
7
4
7
12
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (9 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
70%
70%
60%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
16°
17°
17°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
13
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
15
SW
17
SW
16
SW
14
SSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
20
20
22
26
26
26
21
19
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
85%
87%
87%
84%
75%
71%
76%
85%
UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Wednesday 3 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 3 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 3 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Wednesday 3 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 4 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 4 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 4 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 4 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 5 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 5 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 5 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 5 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 6 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 6 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 6 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 6 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 7 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 7 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 7 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 7 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 8 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 8 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 8 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 8 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 9 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 9 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 9 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 9 September

Tide times and heights are from Barry tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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Wales weather forecast

Headline:

Windy with heavy rain followed by sunshine and blustery showers.

Today:

Widely wet and windy through the morning, with heavy, sometimes thundery spells of rain at times. Brighter skies developing by the afternoon bringing a mixture of sunshine and blustery heavy showers. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

A few showers this evening but most places dry with some late sunny spells. Turning cloudier overnight with showery outbreaks of rain clearing eastwards. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

Heavy showery rain clearing eastwards through the morning followed by a scattering of showers and sunny intervals. Breezy at times during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

More settled on Friday and Saturday with a few light showers, but mainly dry and bright. Turning unsettled again on Sunday with outbreaks of rain and stronger winds.

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