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Today at Barry Island Beach: Epic! for wing foiling — 93/100 for advanced level. Wind 13 kn E · Waves 0.6 m, 3 s · Tide -2.6 to 1.4 m. Best window around 09:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Barry Island Beach: 0.5m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Barry Island Beach faces S, and that aspect decides whether the day's wind arrives clean off the water or broken up by the land — which matters more for wing foiling than the forecast speed alone.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 13 kn. Straight cross-shore is the classic wing foiling direction: it lets you hold a line along the beach rather than fighting to get back to it.
Over the published window Barry Island Beach clears 60/100 for wing foiling at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 10 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Barry Island Beach ranks 2nd for wing foiling. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A wide, south-facing crescent of sand on the Bristol Channel, sheltered from strong westerly winds. Surf is typically small, with only the largest swells producing rideable waves that break from mid to high tide, best at the eastern end; the beach also suits novice windsurfing in SW winds. The tidal range here can reach around 10 metres, with strong currents at times. RNLI lifeguards patrol from Easter weekends through a daily summer season, 10am-6pm.
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Wind at Barry Island Beach today: 13 kn E (gusting 24 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects wing foiling conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Barry Island Beach today: 0.6 m, 3 s period from S, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for wing foiling at Barry Island Beach today is around 15:00 UTC, when conditions score 93/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Barry Island Beach scores 78/100 today for kite surfing — Good. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Barry Island Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Barry Island Beach is a coastal location near Barry Island in United Kingdom. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Barry Island Beach, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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