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 showers changing to clear by early evening.
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 (9.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach)

    Today (28 March 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Sunny intervals
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    22
    W
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    34
    30
    28
    24
    21
    21
    19
    18
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    70%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 March 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
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Fog
    Mist
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    7
    N
    5
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    S
    6
    SW
    9
    SW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    W
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    10
    6
    10
    17
    21
    24
    27
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    30
    30
    31
    30
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    VP
    VP
    P
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    85%
    90%
    92%
    97%
    100%
    100%
    100%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    8
    8
    7
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    20
    W
    19
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    23
    22
    23
    23
    22
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    98%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.2
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    7
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 March 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Mist
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    W
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    10
    11
    10
    8
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    P
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    97%
    94%
    93%
    89%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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°
    15°
    17°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    13
    E
    15
    E
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    17
    E
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    18
    25
    28
    29
    27
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    83%
    75%
    66%
    60%
    62%
    67%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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)
    10°
    11°
    16°
    18°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    SE
    12
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    18
    20
    20
    18
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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)
    13°
    17°
    19°
    17°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    16°
    18°
    16°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    10
    12
    10
    10
    6
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    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)
    10°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    16°
    18°
    16°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    11
    10
    10
    8
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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.

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    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny spells and blustery showers. Feeling cooler.

    Today:

    Any early rain soon clearing to leave a mixture of sunny spells and scattered blustery showers. These heavy and thundery at times and perhaps turning wintry over the highest ground. Feeling cooler than Thursday. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers generally easing this evening and overnight to leave plenty of clear spells. Turning colder with a touch of frost in the countryside and lighter winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    A chilly start with sunshine becoming increasingly hazy through the morning. Cloudier and windier by the afternoon with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle arriving from the west. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Largely dry through the period with variable amounts of cloud and sunny intervals. Rain and drizzle possible at times over the hills. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine with winds easing.

    Updated:

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