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Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers.
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 (25 October 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    90%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    24
    NW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    Visibility
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    19
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    W
    23
    W
    25
    W
    28
    W
    30
    W
    31
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    30
    WNW
    30
    WNW
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    24
    24
    23
    22
    23
    25
    25
    25
    27
    30
    31
    32
    32
    31
    30
    30
    33
    38
    40
    39
    39
    39
    38
    38
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    68%
    68%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    73%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    28
    30
    31
    31
    30
    30
    29
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    W
    21
    W
    22
    W
    24
    W
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    35
    35
    33
    32
    32
    32
    32
    30
    30
    34
    33
    33
    33
    30
    27
    24
    22
    22
    22
    22
    28
    32
    33
    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
    84%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    22
    24
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    27
    W
    26
    W
    27
    W
    26
    W
    26
    W
    26
    W
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    27
    W
    27
    W
    27
    W
    26
    W
    25
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    38
    38
    39
    38
    38
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    33
    32
    29
    24
    23
    22
    23
    22
    23
    24
    24
    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
    84%
    84%
    83%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    70%
    69%
    70%
    67%
    69%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    26
    27
    26
    26
    26
    27
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.7
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (29 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    24
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    27
    28
    26
    26
    22
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    18
    19
    17
    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
    79%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    70%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 October 2025)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    13
    SSE
    13
    SE
    14
    SSE
    17
    SE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    18
    22
    24
    26
    26
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    76%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    13
    13
    14
    17
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    4
    5
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (31 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    SSW
    19
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    25
    23
    28
    25
    25
    22
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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 28 October

    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 29 October

    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 29 October

    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 29 October

    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 29 October

    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 30 October

    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 30 October

    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 30 October

    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 30 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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:

    Chilly with scattered showers for many.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers continue through this evening, merging into longer spells of rain for a time overnight, especially around the coasts and over the mountains. Some clear spells in-between and feeling cold with a brisk wind. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Sunday:

    A chilly start with a few showers. These easing, while cloud thickens from the northwest, bringing outbreaks of rain through by the afternoon. Staying breezy. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Drier on Monday with sunny spells. Changeable thereafter with sunny spells mixed with showers or longer spells of rain. Temperatures returning closer to average but often breezy.

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