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Sandy Bay Porthcawl
Bridgend
We do not read the water company's overflow data here yet, so storm overflows within 3 km of Sandy Bay Porthcawl are not shown.
The cleanest samples over the last four seasons. Heavy rain can lower water quality here.
- Latest E. coli
- <10
- per 100 ml, 10 Sep 2026
- Latest enterococci
- <10
- per 100 ml
- Overflows within 3 km
- -
- Spills nearby, 30 days
- -
- Excellent or Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Overflow discharging
- Overflow
- Offline
About this beach
The bay faces south towards the Bristol Channel and is approximately 650 metres in length, with the harbour and promenade to the west, Coney Bay Amusement Park to the north and Rhych Point to the east. The beach is sandy and gently sloping. The water quality sample point is located at the centre beach, opposite the car park.
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.