Porthcawl - Trecco 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

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    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Trecco Bay (Beach)

    Today (13 May 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    WNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    35
    32
    30
    29
    28
    27
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    66%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    UV 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    21
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (14 May 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    31
    29
    29
    26
    25
    24
    23
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    70%
    69%
    67%
    69%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 May 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 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    25
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    20
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    65%
    61%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    54%
    53%
    50%
    51%
    54%
    58%
    63%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (16 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    7
    N
    6
    N
    5
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    SW
    6
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    13
    15
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    18
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 4 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    9
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    5
    6
    8
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 May 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 Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    15
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    26
    26
    25
    23
    20
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    68%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    7
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (18 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    83%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light rain Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 13 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 14 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.9 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:

    Feeling chilly with blustery showers continuing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Blustery showers, heavy at times, continuing this evening and overnight, still with the risk of hail mixed in. Rather chilly, but the brisk northerly wind and cloud preventing a frost. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    Winds not as strong as Wednesday, but scattered, blustery showers continue with some with hail and thunder possible. Feeling cool with temperatures remaining below average for mid-May. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Drier and brighter on Friday and Saturday with perhaps the odd shower, winds mostly light too. Rain arriving from the west early Sunday. Temperatures slowly increasing, but still below average.

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