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Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (3.5m) at

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7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach)

Today (16 September 2025)
Time
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
80%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Wind direction and speed
W
17
W
16
W
15
W
13
WSW
12
SW
13
SSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
24
22
20
18
18
20
22
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
M
Humidity
72%
77%
82%
82%
85%
86%
87%
UV 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
17
16
14
13
12
13
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (17 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
70%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
15
SSW
16
S
15
S
16
S
17
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
28
SW
29
SW
28
SW
28
SW
27
SW
27
SW
27
SW
26
SW
26
SW
26
SW
25
SW
25
SW
24
SW
24
SW
23
SW
23
SW
23
Wind gust (mph)
24
25
25
26
31
34
37
38
38
37
37
36
36
36
34
34
33
32
30
29
28
29
28
28
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
P
P
M
G
VG
VG
VG
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
Humidity
86%
86%
86%
87%
88%
87%
86%
88%
91%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
15
15
16
17
20
24
26
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (18 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
60%
60%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
14°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
22
SW
22
SW
22
SW
22
SW
23
SW
23
SW
23
SW
22
SW
21
SW
20
SW
18
SW
17
SW
17
SW
18
SW
18
SW
18
SW
18
SW
18
SW
17
SW
16
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
28
30
30
30
29
31
32
30
29
30
30
30
32
32
31
30
30
29
26
25
25
25
22
22
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
93%
93%
93%
92%
91%
91%
89%
89%
87%
87%
87%
86%
85%
85%
85%
84%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
85%
86%
86%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (19 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
40%
50%
50%
60%
50%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
17°
17°
18°
18°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
15°
15°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
14
SSW
14
S
14
SSW
13
S
13
S
13
SSW
13
SSW
12
S
12
S
12
S
12
S
11
S
11
SSW
11
SW
11
SW
12
WSW
11
WSW
11
WSW
12
WSW
12
WSW
12
WSW
11
WSW
10
WSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
23
22
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
12
13
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
86%
86%
86%
85%
85%
85%
86%
85%
85%
85%
86%
86%
86%
85%
85%
86%
87%
87%
87%
87%
88%
87%
88%
89%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (20 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
50%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
16°
16°
15°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
9
NW
9
NW
9
NW
9
N
9
N
9
N
11
NNW
11
NNW
13
NW
13
WNW
14
WNW
14
NW
14
NW
14
WNW
13
NW
13
NW
13
NW
12
NW
12
NW
12
NNW
13
Wind gust (mph)
14
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
14
13
14
15
17
17
19
21
19
17
17
18
18
18
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
90%
88%
87%
88%
87%
85%
82%
83%
82%
83%
82%
81%
80%
79%
76%
76%
75%
72%
73%
75%
76%
78%
78%
78%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (21 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
11°
13°
14°
14°
13°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
9°
8°
10°
12°
12°
10°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
N
13
NNE
14
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
14
NNE
13
Wind gust (mph)
18
19
19
23
24
25
23
23
20
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
79%
79%
81%
82%
77%
67%
64%
62%
67%
UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.8
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
8
3
4
4
4
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (22 September 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
9°
12°
14°
15°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
7°
6°
9°
11°
12°
10°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNE
13
NNE
13
NE
13
NE
14
NE
14
NE
14
NE
14
NE
13
Wind gust (mph)
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
16
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
70%
72%
73%
70%
59%
58%
60%
66%
UV - - 1 2 4 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
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Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Tuesday 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 19 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 19 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 19 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 19 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 20 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 21 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 22 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times explained
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Updated 14:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 16 Sep 2025
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Flood alerts in force for Wales
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Wales weather forecast

Headline:

Remaining changeable with rain tonight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy this evening then turning increasingly wet and windy overnight with a band of heavy and persistent rain pushing eastwards. Rain most persistent over the mountains, with flooding possible. Mild overnight. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Wednesday:

Heavy, persistent rain clearing eastwards through the morning, though remaining cloudy with outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle throughout the day, turning heavy at times over the hills. Breezy. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times, though brighter interludes are possible. Often breezy. A little milder and more humid by the end of the week.

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