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.
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 low tide (3.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach)

    Today (12 February 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 February 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 Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    N
    15
    N
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    16
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    18
    21
    26
    30
    32
    32
    33
    32
    32
    30
    29
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    12
    13
    14
    15
    19
    21
    21
    21
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 February 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    5
    NW
    5
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    6
    S
    8
    SSE
    11
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    15
    14
    12
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    12
    13
    16
    20
    22
    23
    27
    27
    28
    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
    G
    Humidity
    70%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    59%
    57%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    58%
    62%
    63%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    11
    14
    15
    17
    19
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    1.0
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 February 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 rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSW
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WSW
    21
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    35
    37
    36
    36
    31
    27
    22
    22
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    29
    31
    31
    29
    30
    32
    31
    32
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.4
    1.8
    2.2
    2.1
    1.9
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.8
    2.2
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    5
    6
    6
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 February 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    34
    32
    33
    31
    33
    32
    34
    32
    33
    35
    35
    35
    35
    36
    34
    33
    31
    32
    31
    34
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    23
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    13
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    12
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    24
    19
    18
    18
    19
    22
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    76%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    19
    13
    11
    10
    10
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    1.8
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    E
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    26
    26
    28
    29
    29
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    80%
    83%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 February

    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 12 February

    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 12 February

    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 12 February

    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 13 February

    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 13 February

    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 13 February

    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 13 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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:

    Outbreaks of rain, turning colder perhaps with hill snow tomorrow.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with rain across North Wales, this slowly sinking south overnight. Some heavier bursts are possible, with the rain turning readily to snow over the northern mountains later. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Friday:

    Outbreaks of rain, falling as snow over the hills, throughout much of the day. Some breaks in between. A widespread frost developing overnight with some icy stretches. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Drier and brighter on Saturday after a frosty start. Sunshine turning hazy with rain and hill snow arriving later and into Sunday. A mixture of sunny spells and showers thereafter.

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