NEW APP

A beta version of the Met Office app is available. Find out more and apply to join.

Porthcawl - Rest 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

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
H UV
L Pollution

    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach)

    Today (25 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    26
    W
    26
    W
    26
    W
    26
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    28
    W
    28
    W
    29
    W
    29
    W
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    36
    39
    40
    41
    41
    41
    41
    41
    39
    38
    36
    34
    34
    34
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    75%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    67%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    UV 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    24
    24
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    29
    W
    28
    W
    26
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    22
    W
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    28
    SW
    29
    SW
    31
    SW
    34
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    30
    28
    25
    24
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    32
    34
    34
    36
    36
    36
    37
    36
    37
    35
    37
    39
    41
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    76%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    28
    26
    25
    24
    24
    22
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    28
    31
    33
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower night Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    34
    WSW
    33
    W
    29
    W
    21
    WSW
    17
    SW
    22
    SW
    28
    SW
    29
    WSW
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    39
    28
    24
    27
    39
    41
    39
    39
    Visibility (description)
    G
    E
    E
    E
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    84%
    81%
    84%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 3 2 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    34
    33
    30
    22
    18
    23
    27
    28
    30
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    1.6
    1.1
    1.3
    1.2
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    7
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    25
    W
    25
    WSW
    24
    W
    22
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    34
    37
    35
    33
    26
    25
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    31
    28
    25
    24
    23
    22
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    1.9
    2.0
    1.8
    1.5
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    SW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    25
    32
    30
    26
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.5
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    23
    20
    18
    20
    16
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    14
    13
    15
    14
    14
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SSE
    11
    SE
    12
    S
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    16
    18
    21
    19
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    84%
    80%
    78%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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.

    Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach) weather map

    View the weather with our interactive map

    Loading map...

    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    Bright or sunny spells and some blustery showers.

    Today:

    A windy day for all, especially over the coasts and hills. Rather cloudy at first with bright or sunny spells developing along with scattered, locally heavy, blustery showers, especially towards the north and west. Feeling cooler than of late. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining windy overnight with clear spells and further scattered, blustery showers, particularly in the north and west. A fresher feeling night for all, but frost free. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    A bright start, but cloud increasing through the day. Often dry with scattered showers, but persistent rain arriving from the west by evening. Windy again. Temperatures near seasonal average. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    A band of rain moves east through Tuesday into Wednesday with strong winds. Then breezy with bright or sunny spells and scattered showers. Temperatures near average, winds easing on Thursday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

    More from the Met Office

    Take our short survey