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Porthcawl - Trecco 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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (6.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Trecco Bay (Beach)

    Today (13 March 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    13
    WNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    W
    10
    WSW
    12
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    14
    15
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    19
    17
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    64%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    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
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    S
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    24
    W
    26
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    28
    W
    28
    WNW
    27
    W
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    23
    24
    28
    31
    33
    33
    34
    36
    39
    40
    40
    39
    37
    39
    39
    39
    38
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    86%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    20
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    26
    27
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    4
    5
    6
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 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 Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    WSW
    20
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    31
    31
    30
    28
    27
    28
    27
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    30
    27
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    72%
    71%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    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
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    10
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    20
    22
    22
    21
    18
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    90%
    86%
    78%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    12
    13
    14
    13
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    16
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    11
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    20
    23
    22
    20
    17
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    69%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - 1 1 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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:

    Blustery showers, wintry over the hills tonight. Drier tomorrow.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Heavy showers continuing to sink southwards this evening, merging to give longer spells of rain and falling as snow over the hills. Becoming dry and clearer overnight, with a frost. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    A drier day on Saturday compared to Friday, with sunnier spells than of late after a chilly start. A few showers still possible later in the day. Generally light winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Changeable with patchy rain followed by showers on Sunday. Rain and blustery showers on Monday mixed with drier spells. Cloudier on Tuesday. Gradually turning milder, though breezy at times.

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