Porthcawl - Sandy 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 rain changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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

Tide: Next high tide (8.9m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach)

    Today (9 January 2026)
    Time
    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 day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    32
    32
    33
    35
    33
    31
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    83%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    23
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 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 day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    0°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NW
    7
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    13
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    24
    SSE
    24
    SE
    23
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    S
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    21
    24
    26
    27
    29
    30
    32
    33
    34
    36
    35
    31
    30
    30
    31
    33
    34
    36
    38
    36
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    4
    5
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    28
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    15
    17
    17
    18
    17
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    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
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    5°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    WNW
    10
    NNE
    10
    SE
    10
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    13
    16
    20
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 January 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 Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    16
    17
    17
    18
    15
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 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 explained
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    Forecast for 8am Friday
    Updated 05:00 (UTC) on Fri 9 Jan 2026
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    Updated:

    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cold with rain and sleet at times, brighter tomorrow.

    Today:

    Showery rain, sleet and hill snow, associated with Storm Goretti, gradually easing for many. Skies brightening in the west with showers, these wintry over the hills. Remaining windy. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Tonight:

    Scattered showers this evening, these continuing in the west overnight, wintry over the hills. Mainly dry elsewhere, clear spells and a risk of frost and ice. Patchy freezing fog forming. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Saturday:

    A drier day for most with sunny spells in places but still a chance of showers, these wintry at times and most frequent in the north. Feeling rather cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Starting mostly dry on Sunday but rain perhaps preceded by hill snow arriving later. Turning milder thereafter with heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Becoming windy at times.

    Updated:

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