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

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitmore Bay, Barry (Beach)

    Today (15 April 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    Visibility
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 April 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    WSW
    4
    WNW
    3
    SE
    3
    SE
    3
    SSE
    5
    S
    7
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    26
    25
    24
    22
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    11
    13
    17
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    80%
    75%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    84%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    5
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 April 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    25
    24
    25
    25
    23
    22
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    80%
    70%
    69%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    3
    3
    11
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 April 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    17
    18
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    22
    20
    18
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    75%
    68%
    64%
    59%
    57%
    58%
    57%
    57%
    57%
    61%
    66%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    6
    6
    7
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    N
    4
    NNE
    4
    E
    4
    SE
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    11
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    76%
    70%
    61%
    56%
    54%
    52%
    52%
    52%
    51%
    52%
    52%
    58%
    68%
    71%
    69%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    15
    16
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    78%
    80%
    61%
    46%
    42%
    48%
    58%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    3
    6
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    23
    24
    23
    22
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    68%
    75%
    78%
    70%
    58%
    54%
    57%
    67%
    UV - - 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 15 April

    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

    Wednesday 15 April

    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

    Wednesday 15 April

    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

    Wednesday 15 April

    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

    Thursday 16 April

    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

    Thursday 16 April

    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

    Thursday 16 April

    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

    Thursday 16 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 17 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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:

    Changeable this week. Turning drier through the weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Breezy tonight with clear spells and occasional showers moving through, these could be heavy at times and merging into longer spells of rain for a time overnight. Staying mild with the brisk winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Largely dry with sunny spells though the odd shower still possible. Turning cloudier into the afternoon with more persistent rain arriving by the evening. Winds easing. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    A spell of rain will move through on Friday. High pressure then building in over the weekend to bring a settled picture with sunny spells and lighter winds.

    Updated:

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