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

Overcast.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (7.4m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach)

    Today (23 April 2025)
    Time
    12:00
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    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    9
    NE
    10
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    9
    9
    9
    10
    9
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    UV 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    4
    W
    4
    WSW
    4
    E
    4
    E
    5
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    ESE
    8
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    10
    12
    14
    16
    16
    16
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    14
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    16
    19
    23
    23
    23
    20
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    80%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    14
    17
    18
    16
    14
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    SSE
    9
    ESE
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    8
    9
    10
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    16
    19
    19
    17
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    11
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    13
    17
    18
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    83%
    78%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    11
    11
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 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%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    14
    16
    16
    14
    12
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    81%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 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
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    10
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    11
    15
    13
    13
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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

    Saturday 26 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

    Saturday 26 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

    Saturday 26 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

    Saturday 26 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

    Sunday 27 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

    Sunday 27 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

    Sunday 27 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

    Sunday 27 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

    Monday 28 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

    Monday 28 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

    Monday 28 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

    Monday 28 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 29 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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:

    Rain and showers clearing.

    Today:

    A cloudy and breezy start on Wednesday with further spells of rain or sharp showers, these soon clearing with sunny spells developing into the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine with lighter winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry overnight with clear spells allowing mist and fog patches to form by dawn. Turning chilly under clear skies with a patchy rural frost possible. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Thursday:

    Mist and fog soon clearing leaving a dry and mostly bright or sunny day, though cloudier in the far west later. Light winds and feeling pleasant in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Increasingly cloudy for all on Friday, as rain moves slowly but erratically in from the west into Saturday. Becoming drier and warmer on Sunday with some bright or sunny spells.

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