Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach)

Today (17 September 2025)
Time
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 Heavy rain 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
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
70%
80%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
90%
Temperature
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed
SSW
22
SW
26
SW
28
SW
28
SW
28
SW
27
SW
27
SW
27
SW
26
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
24
SW
23
WSW
22
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
20
Wind gust (mph)
37
40
40
39
40
40
38
37
36
33
33
32
30
27
26
24
24
22
20
Visibility
M
G
VG
VG
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
88%
87%
90%
89%
91%
91%
92%
92%
93%
93%
94%
94%
95%
95%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
UV - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
21
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
24
23
22
22
21
20
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.9
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
60%
50%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
20
SW
21
SW
22
SW
23
SW
24
SW
24
SW
24
SW
24
SW
24
SW
23
SW
22
SW
21
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
19
SW
19
SW
18
SW
17
SW
16
SSW
14
SSW
14
SSW
14
SSW
14
Wind gust (mph)
23
23
25
26
28
30
31
30
30
31
32
31
32
32
32
31
29
28
26
24
23
23
22
21
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
95%
95%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
94%
93%
89%
88%
87%
86%
84%
85%
85%
84%
85%
85%
85%
86%
86%
85%
85%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
21
22
23
24
25
25
24
25
24
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
14
14
14
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
16°
17°
18°
18°
19°
19°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
15°
16°
17°
17°
18°
19°
19°
19°
18°
18°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
14
SSW
13
S
13
S
13
S
13
S
13
S
12
S
12
S
11
S
11
S
11
SSE
10
SSE
9
S
8
SSW
7
WSW
7
W
8
W
8
W
9
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
9
SW
9
Wind gust (mph)
21
22
21
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
84%
85%
85%
85%
86%
87%
87%
86%
87%
86%
86%
87%
86%
87%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
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
9
9
9
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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
40%
40%
50%
50%
50%
40%
50%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
9
SW
9
SW
9
NW
9
NW
9
W
9
SSW
9
W
10
WSW
11
WSW
12
W
12
W
13
WSW
14
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
17
W
17
WNW
17
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
17
W
16
W
15
Wind gust (mph)
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
15
20
25
24
21
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
88%
90%
91%
91%
87%
87%
86%
87%
87%
85%
86%
84%
83%
81%
80%
77%
75%
71%
73%
74%
74%
74%
74%
75%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
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
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 shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
20%
Temperature (°C)
14°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
14
NW
13
NW
13
NW
13
NW
13
N
13
N
13
NNE
13
NNE
13
NNE
14
NNE
14
NNE
15
N
14
NNE
14
NNE
14
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
14
NNE
14
NNE
13
NNE
13
Wind gust (mph)
15
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
21
19
23
21
19
19
21
22
21
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
78%
78%
76%
77%
77%
77%
80%
81%
81%
80%
76%
74%
71%
71%
71%
69%
68%
67%
68%
70%
71%
73%
74%
74%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
8
7
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (22 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
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
11°
10°
10°
12°
14°
15°
13°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°
12°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NE
13
NE
12
NE
12
NNE
12
NE
13
NE
13
NNE
13
NNE
13
NE
12
Wind gust (mph)
21
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
75%
75%
75%
75%
70%
57%
53%
56%
64%
UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
3
3
3
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (23 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
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
12°
15°
15°
13°
12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
12°
13°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NE
11
NE
11
NE
11
NE
12
NE
13
NE
12
NNE
11
NNE
10
Wind gust (mph)
16
16
16
17
17
15
14
14
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
71%
73%
75%
73%
63%
58%
63%
69%
UV - - 1 2 4 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
Period of waves offshore (s)
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Wednesday 17 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 1.9 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 23 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 1.9 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 23 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 1.9 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 23 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 1.9 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 23 September

Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 1.9 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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Headline:

Heavy and persistent rain.

Today:

Heaviest and most persistent rain clearing eastwards through the morning, though remaining cloudy with outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle throughout the day, turning heavy at times over the hills. Breezy. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Rain persisting throughout this evening and overnight, this turning heavy at times especially over the hills and mountains. Windy for all, especially along the coasts, and feeling humid. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

A cloudy, damp and mild start to Thursday. Cloud breaking in the east but drizzle persisting over the hills in the west. Staying windy. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times. Some brighter periods are also likely, mainly on Friday. Temperatures close to average but turning colder later Sunday. Breezy.

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