Watch House Beach
Vale of Glamorgan · United Kingdom
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Watch House Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the Irish Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.1°C (59.2°F) on average
Jan
7.9°C
46.2°F · 6.1–9.6°C
Feb
7.3°C
45.1°F · 5.6–8.8°C
Mar
7.6°C
45.7°F · 5.9–9.2°C
Apr
9.5°C
49.1°F · 7.4–11.4°C
May
12.1°C
53.8°F · 10.1–15.2°C
Jun
15°C
59°F · 13.2–17.5°C
Jul
17.1°C
62.8°F · 15.5–19.5°C
Aug
18.2°C
64.8°F · 16.8–20.3°C
Sep
17.2°C
63°F · 15.5–19.2°C
Oct
15.1°C
59.2°F · 13.1–17°C
Nov
12°C
53.6°F · 9.7–14.4°C
Dec
9.3°C
48.7°F · 7.6–10.9°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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