Swimming spots near Bridgend
18 swimming spots within 30 km of Bridgend, 17 of them designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Ogmore-By-Sea, about 6 km away.
2 carrying a caution. 14 with no current pollution alert. 2 not monitored. 9 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Ogmore-By-Sea6.2 km from BridgendCaution
- Southerndown6.9 km from BridgendGood to go
- Trecco Bay Porthcawl8.2 km from BridgendGood to go
- Sandy Bay Porthcawl8.7 km from BridgendGood to go
- Rest Bay Porthcawl10.4 km from BridgendGood to go
- Col-Huw Beach (Llantwit Major)13.1 km from BridgendGood to go
- Limpert Bay17.5 km from BridgendNot monitored
- Aberafan19.4 km from BridgendGood to go
- Fontygary Bay19.8 km from BridgendNot monitored
- Cold Knap Barry23.2 km from BridgendGood to go
- Watch House Bay23.9 km from BridgendCaution
- Whitmore Bay Barry Island24.6 km from BridgendGood to go
- Jackson's Bay Barry Island25.1 km from BridgendGood to go
- Llanishen Reservoir28.0 km from BridgendGood to go
- Bracelet Bay28.7 km from BridgendGood to go
- Limeslade Bay29.1 km from BridgendGood to go
- Swansea Bay29.1 km from BridgendGood to go
- Penarth Beach29.4 km from BridgendGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Bridgend?
- 18 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Bridgend, spread across 5 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Bridgend?
- Ogmore-By-Sea in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 6 km away. It is the closest of the 18 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Bridgend?
- 17 of these 18 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from Natural Resources Wales. Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Bridgend have the best water quality?
- 9 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Bridgend right now?
- 2 of the 18 are currently flagged, and 14 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.