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Ogmore-By-Sea
the Vale of Glamorgan
We do not read the water company's overflow data here yet, so storm overflows within 3 km of Ogmore-By-Sea are not shown.
Samples failed the minimum standard, and the advice is against bathing. Heavy rain can lower water quality here.
- Latest E. coli
- 390
- per 100 ml, 16 Sep 2026
- Latest enterococci
- 168
- per 100 ml
- Overflows within 3 km
- -
- Spills nearby, 30 days
- -
- Excellent or Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Overflow discharging
- Overflow
- Offline
About this beach
Ogmore-by-Sea beach at the mouth of the Ogmore estuary faces southwest towards the Bristol Channel, around a kilometre wide, with a rocky pebble bank at the high tide mark, graduating to shingle and sand at low tide, with Tusker Rock also visible offshore. The beach and surrounding area are within the Glamorgan Heritage Coast designation and the coastal belt is also within the Southerndown Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) designated for both geological and ecological features, confirming the high conservation status of the area. Natural Resources Wales’s designated sample point is located at the slipway to the beach.
From the Natural Resources Wales profile.
Storm overflows within 3 km
Nearest first, straight-line distance.We do not read the water company's overflow data here yet, so overflows within 3 km are not shown.