Barry Island Old Harbour — Barry Harbour. Photo: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Barry

Barry is a town in The Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom. From Barry you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Knap, a surf spot 2.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CWL, 5 km away.

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Staying in Barry

20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CWL, 5 km, BRS, 38 km, EXT, 75 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Barry.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Barry too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Llantwit Major15.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Llantwit Major

1 ft25 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

4 ft335 kJ

5 ft262 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

6 ft332 kJ

5 ft299 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Llantwit Major, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft14 shollow	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	4 ft10 smushy	335kJ	wind from the west, 23 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	5 ft7 smushy	262kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	225kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	6 ft8 smushy	332kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	5 ft9 smushy	299kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	13°C

LLantwit16.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Llantwit Major, 1 km

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

4 ft335 kJ

5 ft262 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

6 ft332 kJ

4 ft239 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at LLantwit, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft14 shollow	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	4 ft10 smushy	335kJ	wind from the west, 29 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	5 ft7 smushy	262kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	225kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 30 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	6 ft8 smushy	332kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	239kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	14°C

Knap2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Knap, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	14kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	64kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	20kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	53kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Barry, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Barry

OK ChineseChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
Caprinos Pizza BarryPizza · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Jul 2025
Namsan ChickenChicken · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Jan 2025
New Yang'sChinese · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, May 2025
Papa Johns PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
The Thai Town Restaurant &barThai · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Sep 2025

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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