Alan Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Alan Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0© OpenStreetMap contributors — named coastal features, ODbL; geographic catalogue, not current bathing-health informationAging
Official catalogue · Bathing water quality
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Tide
Tide unavailable, —Tide curve unavailable
Forecast
Weather unavailable
The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.
Place characteristics
- Distance to town
- Porthcawl · 0.5 mi
Practical information
RecordedNot documented
© OpenStreetMap · Oct 20, 2026 · check on site · Sources
- Length
- 792 m
- Parking20 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 387 m
- ≈ 447 mFee : Yes
- ≈ 508 m
- ≈ 579 m
- ≈ 589 m
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Toilets4 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 575 mWheelchair access : Yes
- ≈ 584 mFee : YesDeclared capacity : 5Charge : 0.40 GBP
- ≈ 642 mGriffin Park ToiletsFee : YesCharge : 0.40 GBPOpening hours : Jan-Mar Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Apr-Jun Mo-Su 10:00-19:00; Jul-Sep Mo-Su 10:00-20:00; Oct-Dec Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
- ≈ 756 mJohn Street ToiletsFee : NoWheelchair access : YesOpening hours : Mo-Su 10:00-16:00
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Showers
Not in our sources yet.
- Water1 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 581 m
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Café32 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 553 mCoffi CoOpening hours : Mo-Th 09:00-16:00; Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su 08:30-17:00
- ≈ 554 mCorner CoffeeOpening hours : Mo-Sa 08:00-17:00; Su 09:00-17:00
- ≈ 558 mSidoli'sOpening hours : Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-18:00
- ≈ 558 m1832
- ≈ 583 mSaltlake Seafood CoOpening hours : Mo-Th 09:00-15:00; Fr-Su 09:00-19:00
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bus16 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 588 mPorthcawl Metrolink
- ≈ 592 mPorthcawl Metrolink
- ≈ 596 mPorthcawl Metrolink
- ≈ 601 mPorthcawl Metrolink
- ≈ 681 mGriffin Park
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bikes7 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 479 mFee : NoDeclared capacity : 10
- ≈ 544 mDeclared capacity : 8
- ≈ 552 mFee : NoDeclared capacity : 8
- ≈ 577 mDeclared capacity : 10
- ≈ 727 mDeclared capacity : 4
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Charging5 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 468 mDeclared capacity : 4Opening hours : 24/7
- ≈ 586 mDeclared capacity : 4
- ≈ 616 mDeclared capacity : 3Opening hours : 24/7
- ≈ 647 mDeclared capacity : 4Opening hours : 24/7
- ≈ 913 m
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Lifeguards
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
- Wheelchair
Not in our sources yet.
- Dogs
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
- Play area5 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 603 m
- ≈ 680 mOpening hours : Jan-Mar Mo-Su 09:00-17:00; Apr-Jun Mo-Su 09:00-19:00; Jul-Sep Mo-Su 09:00-20:00; Oct-Dec Mo-Su 09:00-17:00
- ≈ 773 mSplash Park
- ≈ 792 m
- ≈ 815 m
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
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Today’s windows
Calculated at 04:06 PM · rules coast-v5
- Very good window
- Possible window
- Less favourable
- Prohibited
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Photography
02:38 PM–04:38 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Sunset — Check first
Sunset
03:53 PM–05:23 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Shore gathering — Check first
Shore gathering
04:06 PM–07:06 PM · Check first
Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5
Beach run — Check first
Beach run
08:00 AM–09:30 AM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Coastal walk — Check first
Coastal walk
10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Family beach time — Check first
Family beach time
02:00 PM–05:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5
Beaches nearby
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
The place in pictures
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Country profile
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- British Pound
- Driving side
- left
Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026
Sources and method
- Tide heights
- Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-10-20T20:23:47Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh
Catalogue review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-10-20T20:23:47Z; offline reviewed snapshot (companion profile), ODbLFresh
Catalogue review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — Porthcawl — CC BY 4.0Fresh
Additional source
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh
Additional source
Method and source ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. et Airbus DS, fourni par l'UE et l'ESAFresh
Copernicus DEM (elevation)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA PSL)Fresh
NOAA OISST (sea temperature)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)Fresh
OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.
Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.
GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.