Ogmore-by-Sea (Beach) (Vale of Glamorgan) 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.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Light rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (6.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Ogmore-by-Sea (Beach)

    Today (12 March 2026)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    43
    46
    46
    46
    46
    46
    46
    43
    41
    37
    38
    43
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    22
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    21
    19
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    40
    36
    37
    37
    35
    34
    33
    33
    35
    36
    35
    35
    34
    32
    31
    29
    26
    25
    24
    22
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    64%
    68%
    70%
    65%
    68%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.5
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NW
    5
    NW
    6
    WNW
    7
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    19
    16
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    79%
    72%
    62%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    64%
    71%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    24
    26
    29
    28
    29
    30
    31
    33
    35
    35
    35
    35
    35
    36
    39
    36
    35
    36
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    89%
    84%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    4
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    31
    29
    29
    28
    26
    26
    28
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    30
    31
    32
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    76%
    70%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    30
    30
    27
    24
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    81%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    16
    14
    13
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    16
    19
    20
    18
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    86%
    72%
    63%
    69%
    73%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 2.8 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:

    Wet and windy today with severe gales in places.

    Today:

    Often wet and windy today with the rain occasionally heavy and persistent, especially later on this afternoon. Gales are likely with severe gales possible in parts of North Wales. A mild day, but feeling unpleasant in the wind and rain. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    Very wet and windy this evening with clearer skies arriving overnight. Turning colder with a slight frost forming in rural spots later, and perhaps the odd wintry shower. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Friday:

    Friday will bring a brighter but much colder day with a mixture of cloudy periods and sunny spells. Passing blustery showers are possible, these wintry over higher ground. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A frosty start for some on Saturday, then bright spells and well scattered showers. Changeable on Sunday and Monday with occasional rain. Gradually turning somewhat milder though windy at times.

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