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Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny.
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 high tide (9.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach)

    Today (29 April 2026)
    Time
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    26
    ENE
    28
    ENE
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    37
    36
    36
    35
    35
    34
    35
    36
    37
    38
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    50%
    45%
    42%
    41%
    40%
    40%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    44%
    48%
    UV 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    26
    28
    29
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    30
    E
    30
    E
    29
    E
    29
    E
    28
    E
    27
    E
    27
    E
    26
    E
    25
    E
    24
    E
    24
    E
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    37
    37
    37
    35
    35
    35
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    33
    34
    34
    33
    32
    29
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    52%
    54%
    55%
    57%
    59%
    60%
    60%
    59%
    59%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    53%
    49%
    45%
    46%
    51%
    53%
    54%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    19
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (1 May 2026)
    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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    ESE
    15
    SE
    13
    S
    12
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    55%
    56%
    57%
    57%
    59%
    60%
    63%
    66%
    68%
    72%
    77%
    82%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 May 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 May 2026)
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    NW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    8
    W
    10
    W
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    10
    11
    11
    10
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NNW
    6
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    11
    11
    15
    16
    18
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    81%
    76%
    72%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    6
    7
    7
    9
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 May 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    N
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    11
    N
    13
    NNE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    17
    18
    20
    22
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    78%
    71%
    66%
    63%
    62%
    65%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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.

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    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry and sunny today with brisk winds.

    Today:

    Any early mist and fog patches will quickly clear this morning to leave blue skies. Winds will strengthen in the south but it will feel warm in any sheltered spots. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying dry tonight with largely clear skies, although a veil of high cloud will move over at times. A patchy rural frost is possible in the coldest spots. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Thursday:

    Another dry with hazy sunshine. After a chilly start, it will warm up through the day, although a brisk wind will make it feel fresh in places. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    A warm day on Friday and a little more humid with lighter winds. Turning increasingly cloudy through the weekend with an increasing risk of heavy showers, possibly thundery.

    Updated:

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