Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain.
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

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7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach)

Today (16 September 2025)
Time
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Cloudy Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
30%
50%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
≥95%
Temperature
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
Wind direction and speed
W
18
W
18
W
16
W
15
W
14
W
13
WSW
12
SW
14
SSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
29
27
24
21
19
17
17
19
21
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
M
Humidity
70%
68%
74%
76%
81%
81%
84%
86%
86%
UV 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
18
18
16
15
14
13
12
14
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (17 September 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 rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
Temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
16
SSW
16
S
15
S
16
S
17
SSW
20
SSW
24
SW
26
SW
28
SW
28
SW
28
SW
27
SW
28
SW
27
SW
27
SW
27
SW
26
SW
26
SW
26
SW
25
SW
22
SW
22
SW
21
SW
22
Wind gust (mph)
23
24
25
27
29
33
36
37
38
37
37
36
37
36
36
35
33
32
31
29
28
27
28
28
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
P
M
G
E
VG
VG
VG
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
Humidity
85%
85%
85%
87%
88%
86%
85%
87%
89%
91%
91%
91%
91%
92%
92%
92%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
92%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
15
16
17
20
24
26
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (18 September 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
17°
18°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
18°
19°
19°
20°
20°
20°
19°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
16°
16°
16°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
21
SW
21
SW
21
SW
21
SW
21
SW
21
SW
21
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
19
SSW
18
SSW
18
SW
18
SW
18
SW
18
SW
18
SW
18
SW
17
SW
17
SW
16
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
17
SSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
27
28
30
28
29
29
28
29
29
30
31
31
33
33
32
30
29
27
25
25
25
25
24
23
Visibility (description)
G
G
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
92%
92%
92%
91%
90%
89%
87%
86%
86%
86%
86%
85%
84%
84%
83%
84%
85%
85%
85%
86%
85%
85%
85%
86%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
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
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (19 September 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
16
SSW
16
SSW
16
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
14
SSW
14
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
12
S
12
S
11
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
11
WSW
11
WSW
11
WSW
11
WSW
12
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
WSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
24
23
22
22
21
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
14
15
14
14
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
85%
86%
86%
86%
86%
87%
86%
87%
87%
87%
88%
87%
85%
84%
85%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
88%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
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
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (20 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
50%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
13°
13°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
10
WNW
10
NW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
9
NW
9
NNW
9
NNW
10
NW
11
NW
12
NW
12
WNW
13
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
14
WNW
14
NW
14
NW
13
NW
13
NW
13
NW
13
NW
13
NNW
14
Wind gust (mph)
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
14
15
18
19
19
20
21
18
18
18
18
18
Visibility (description)
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
87%
85%
85%
85%
85%
83%
81%
81%
82%
83%
81%
79%
81%
76%
71%
75%
73%
73%
72%
75%
75%
76%
77%
78%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
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
0.5
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (21 September 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
11°
10°
13°
14°
14°
13°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
11°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW
14
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
12
N
13
N
14
NNE
14
NNE
13
NNE
12
Wind gust (mph)
18
19
19
22
22
22
20
21
18
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
77%
79%
82%
81%
76%
63%
60%
63%
67%
UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.8
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
8
3
4
4
4
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (22 September 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 intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
12°
14°
15°
13°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
12°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NE
12
NE
11
NE
12
NE
13
NE
13
NNE
13
NNE
13
NNE
12
Wind gust (mph)
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
14
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
72%
73%
74%
71%
60%
57%
60%
65%
UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
Period of waves offshore (s)
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 16 September

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 16 September

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 16 September

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 16 September

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 17 September

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 17 September

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 17 September

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 17 September

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 18 September

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 18 September

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 18 September

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 18 September

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 19 September

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 19 September

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 19 September

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 19 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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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Remaining changeable with rain tonight.

Today:

A drier day albeit still the chance of a few isolated showers. Sunny spells are likely through the morning, but any sunshine turning hazy through the afternoon. Still breezy, though winds easing through the morning. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with showery rain affecting southern and western counties through the evening, before a band of heavier and more persistent spreads eastwards overnight. Increasingly windy by dawn. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Wednesday:

Heavy, persistent rain clearing eastwards through the morning, though remaining mostly cloudy with outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle throughout the day, perhaps turning heavy at times. Breezy. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times, though brighter interludes are possible. Often breezy. A little milder and more humid by the end of the week.

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