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Beaches Near Cardiff

Looking for a coastal escape from Cardiff? Here are 21 verified beaches located within 40 miles of Cardiff, featuring live water quality updates and traveler safety tips.

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Matching Beaches

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Excellent Quality

86%

Clean Bathing Waters

16.4°C

Avg. Sea Temp

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Llanishen Reservoir beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Llanishen Reservoir

4.9 mi (18m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Penarth Beach beach, Wales

Penarth Beach

5.9 mi (16m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Cold Knap Barry beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Cold Knap Barry

11.7 mi (25m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Watch House Bay beach, Wales

Watch House Bay

11.7 mi (25m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Whitmore Bay Barry Island beach, Wales

Whitmore Bay Barry Island

12 mi (26m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Jackson's Bay Barry Island beach, Wales

Jackson's Bay Barry Island

12.6 mi (28m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot

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Fontygary Bay beach, Wales

Fontygary Bay

15.5 mi (29m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Col-Huw Beach (Llantwit Major) beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Col-Huw Beach (Llantwit Major)

18.7 mi (33m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Ogmore-By-Sea beach, Wales

Ogmore-By-Sea

24.1 mi (38m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Southerndown beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Southerndown

25.3 mi (39m)

🛟 Lifeguarded

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Trecco Bay Porthcawl beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Trecco Bay Porthcawl

26.6 mi (42m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Sandy Bay Porthcawl beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Sandy Bay Porthcawl

29.7 mi (41m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🚩 Blue Flag

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Rest Bay Porthcawl beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Rest Bay Porthcawl

29.7 mi (43m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Aberafan beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Aberafan

34.5 mi (45m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Henleaze Lake beach, South West

South West Excellent

Henleaze Lake

41 mi (59m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Swansea Bay beach, Wales

Swansea Bay

42.3 mi (58m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot

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Clevedon Beach beach, Somerset

Clevedon Beach

45.3 mi (1h 1m)

🛟 Lifeguarded

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Langland Bay beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Langland Bay

46.8 mi (1h 11m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🚩 Blue Flag

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Limeslade Bay beach, Wales

Limeslade Bay

47.1 mi (1h 11m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Bracelet Bay beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Bracelet Bay

47.3 mi (1h 13m)

🐶 Dog Friendly 🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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Caswell Bay beach, Wales

Wales Excellent

Caswell Bay

48.1 mi (1h 12m)

🏄 Surf Spot 🛟 Lifeguarded

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