Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to light showers in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach)

    Today (16 January 2026)
    Time
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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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 January 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    16
    17
    17
    16
    17
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 January 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    9
    10
    10
    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
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 January 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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 January 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    17
    E
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    24
    26
    26
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 16 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 January

    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 21 January

    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 21 January

    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 21 January

    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 21 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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 22 January

    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:

    Scattered showers, some heavy near coasts.

    Today:

    It'll be a rather gloomy start, with low cloud lingering at first. Showers will drift in from the west, some turning heavy, but there should also be some brighter spells developing during the day, especially inland. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud and clear spells overnight, so a chance of some patchy frost under prolonged breaks. Some showers to start the evening, then mostly dry. A chance of mist and fog. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Saturday:

    Some showery outbreaks possible to start on Saturday but a good chance of brighter spells developing into the afternoon, particularly inland. Breezy around coasts. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Mostly cloudy on Sunday and into next week, with fog which may be stubborn to clear at times. Patchy frost possible under clear skies. Remaining chilly by day and night.

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