Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to light showers by nighttime.
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 (9.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach)

    Today (20 October 2025)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    28
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 October 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    13
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    28
    29
    29
    31
    31
    31
    27
    24
    21
    19
    18
    17
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light rain Light rain Heavy shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NNE
    8
    NE
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    15
    15
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 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 shower night Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    NNE
    18
    N
    19
    N
    19
    NNW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    21
    NW
    23
    WNW
    25
    NW
    27
    NW
    29
    WNW
    29
    NW
    30
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    32
    NW
    32
    WNW
    32
    WNW
    32
    WNW
    32
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    32
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    25
    28
    28
    32
    38
    38
    40
    41
    42
    42
    39
    36
    33
    33
    36
    33
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    71%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    23
    25
    27
    29
    29
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    32
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.2
    1.4
    1.7
    1.9
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.1
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    33
    WNW
    33
    WNW
    32
    WNW
    32
    WNW
    32
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    29
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    W
    27
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    NW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    34
    33
    35
    35
    34
    32
    31
    31
    30
    35
    35
    37
    35
    30
    29
    26
    26
    26
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    74%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    31
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.5
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.7
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    17
    19
    22
    25
    25
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    16
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    22
    25
    28
    28
    28
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 20 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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:

    Showers gradually easing this evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers will ease this evening and it will turning chilly in any clear spells. Further outbreaks of showery rain will arrive in the early hours. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Sunshine and showers on Tuesday, but these less intense and less frequent than on Monday. Breezy with temperatures around average. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Largely dry on Wednesday but heavy rain arriving overnight. Unsettled on Thursday with showers or longer spells of rain and strong winds. Becoming drier on Friday and turning colder.

    Updated:

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