Porthcawl - Rest 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

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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

Tide: Next high tide (9.1m) at

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    8 day forecast for Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach)

    Today (13 May 2025)
    Time
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    S
    8
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    NW
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 May 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    9
    E
    11
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    S
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    10
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    14
    18
    21
    22
    22
    23
    22
    23
    21
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    16
    20
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    76%
    74%
    68%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    61%
    56%
    59%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    9
    11
    14
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    14
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    13
    E
    10
    SSE
    7
    SSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    6
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    19
    17
    16
    17
    17
    14
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    64%
    69%
    74%
    64%
    73%
    74%
    80%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    13
    10
    7
    8
    8
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 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 Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    10
    SE
    8
    SSW
    8
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    18
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    74%
    75%
    65%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    10
    8
    9
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    11
    SSE
    12
    WSW
    8
    WNW
    7
    N
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    20
    19
    16
    13
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    60%
    72%
    76%
    69%
    73%
    73%
    77%
    82%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    8
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    S
    8
    WSW
    7
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    6
    9
    12
    13
    12
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    6
    11
    14
    14
    13
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    SE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    WSW
    9
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    8
    11
    13
    12
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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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    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    Warm sunny spells with heavy, possibly thundery showers developing.

    Today:

    Any early mist and fog patches clearing to give a mostly fine day, with warm sunny spells. Heavy, possibly thundery showers breaking out in the south during the afternoon. Feeling warm with light winds, though gusty around any heavy downpours. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Tonight:

    Day-time showers soon easing this evening to leave some late sunshine. Drier overnight with variable amounts of cloud and clear spells. Turning chilly with a touch of frost. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A fine day with plenty of sunshine. Dry throughout and feeling pleasant in the sunshine with light winds Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Staying fine and settled through the remainder of the week. Dry with plenty of sunshine by day, with clear skies overnight. Temperatures staying above average, but with some cooler nights.

    Updated:

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