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Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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Heavy rain.
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Large, powerful waves
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7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach)

Today (16 September 2025)
Time
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
90%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
15°
14°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
Wind direction and speed
WSW
12
SW
14
SSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
18
21
22
Visibility
VG
M
M
Humidity
83%
86%
87%
UV - - -
Wind direction and speed
13
14
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.1
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
80%
80%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
18°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
15
S
15
S
16
S
17
S
18
S
20
SSW
26
SW
29
SW
31
SW
31
SW
30
SW
29
SW
28
SW
27
SW
26
SW
25
SW
24
WSW
23
WSW
23
SW
23
SW
23
SW
23
SW
24
SW
24
Wind gust (mph)
23
26
27
29
31
33
38
39
39
39
38
36
35
34
33
32
30
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
P
P
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
Humidity
89%
87%
88%
89%
90%
88%
89%
92%
92%
92%
92%
93%
93%
94%
94%
95%
95%
95%
95%
95%
95%
95%
94%
95%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
16
16
17
18
21
26
30
31
30
29
28
27
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.6
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
70%
60%
50%
50%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
19°
19°
19°
20°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
24
SW
24
SW
24
SW
24
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
24
SW
23
SW
21
SW
20
SW
19
SW
19
SW
18
SW
18
SW
19
SW
19
SW
18
SW
17
SW
16
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
17
SSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
27
29
30
31
32
32
32
30
31
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
30
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
Visibility (description)
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
95%
94%
93%
92%
92%
92%
91%
88%
87%
86%
86%
86%
85%
84%
84%
84%
84%
84%
85%
85%
85%
85%
86%
85%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
22
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
18°
18°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
17
SSW
16
SSW
16
S
16
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
14
S
13
S
12
S
12
S
12
S
12
S
11
SSW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
9
WSW
9
WSW
9
W
9
Wind gust (mph)
24
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
18
21
21
19
16
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
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
85%
86%
86%
85%
85%
85%
86%
86%
87%
86%
86%
86%
86%
87%
88%
90%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
90%
90%
87%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
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
9
9
9
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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
40%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
9
NW
9
NW
9
WNW
9
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
11
NNW
11
NW
11
WNW
12
W
12
W
13
WSW
14
W
14
NW
14
W
14
WNW
14
NW
14
NNW
14
NNW
14
NNW
14
N
15
N
15
Wind gust (mph)
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
15
15
16
15
15
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
88%
86%
86%
86%
87%
88%
87%
87%
85%
85%
84%
83%
80%
77%
77%
76%
74%
74%
76%
75%
76%
78%
78%
78%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
20%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
13°
13°
12°
11°
13°
14°
14°
13°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
15
N
14
N
14
NNE
14
NNE
15
NNE
16
NNE
15
NNE
14
N
14
Wind gust (mph)
19
19
21
23
24
25
23
23
19
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
78%
79%
80%
80%
77%
69%
63%
63%
67%
UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
8
3
4
4
3
3
3
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
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
12°
14°
15°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
12°
12°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNE
13
NNE
12
NE
12
NE
13
NE
14
NE
14
NE
14
NE
13
Wind gust (mph)
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
16
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
71%
73%
73%
70%
59%
58%
60%
67%
UV - - 1 2 4 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 16 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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

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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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