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Whitmore Bay
Bay
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Editor's Notes
Whitmore Bay is the great sandy horseshoe at the heart of Barry Island, backed by a classic promenade and funfair — one of South Wales's best-loved seaside resorts for over a century, and familiar to millions as the setting of the sitcom Gavin & Stacey.
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Weather at Whitmore Bay
H: 73° L: 50°
Sunny
72°
|
Feels like 67°
Precipitation
2%
Humidity
31%
Wind
5 mph
UV Index
0.2
Water Conditions:
🏊Cool but swimmable
12 AM
56°
3 AM
52°
6 AM
50°
9 AM
59°
12 PM
68°
3 PM
73°
6 PM
73°
9 PM
62°
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- Where is Whitmore Bay?
- Whitmore Bay is a bay in Wales.
- Can you swim at Whitmore Bay?
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