Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

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    7 day forecast for Porthcawl - Rest Bay (Beach)

    Today (12 December 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (13 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    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
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (14 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    26
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (15 December 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 Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    S
    11
    WNW
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    26
    25
    24
    21
    19
    18
    16
    15
    16
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (16 December 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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    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
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    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
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    19
    SSW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    16
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    18
    23
    28
    32
    26
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    16
    19
    21
    20
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.5
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    7
    8
    10
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    22
    25
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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 16 December

    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 16 December

    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 16 December

    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 16 December

    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 17 December

    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 17 December

    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 17 December

    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 17 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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:

    Clear skies overnight. Sunshine on Saturday with winds strengthening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Isolated showers still possible along western coasts, moving inland for a time this evening. Otherwise, dry overnight with lengthy clear periods and gentle winds. A chilly night with pockets of frost and fog developing. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Saturday:

    Bright to begin the weekend, though sunshine turning hazier through the day as cloud builds. Winds strengthening with coastal gales developing around Anglesey by evening. Dry during daylight hours. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Wet in the northwest on Sunday with gales around coasts and hills; southern counties remaining dry until later. Staying unsettled into next week with further rain and brisk winds expected.

    Updated:

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