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          Porthcawl - Rest Bay Surf Report and Forecast

          Spot Location: Europe > UK + Ireland > Wales > Severn Estuary

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          Today's Tide - Porthcawl - Rest BayTomorrow's Tide - Porthcawl - Rest BayToday and tomorrows tide legendMarker

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          High 21:53

          7.7 - 28.6ft

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          Current Surf Report for Porthcawl - Rest Bay

          Surf reporter Porthcawlsurf

          3ft

          Medium, Offshore Wind

          10 hours ago for Today at 08am

          7.30.am Friday. Smaller today but still glassy. Winds are light offshore at the moment but may pick up later. Rest Bay is 3ft+ on sets and Coney Beach is 2ft. Both beaches will drop off... more

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          2-3ft

          Faded Star

          Knee High - Waist High

          16mph Fresh, Offshore

          Primary Swell
          1.9ft at 10s242.11°
          Secondary Swell
          2.5ft at 4s91.44°

          SunnyAir 73°fSea 54°f

          Today's Tide - Porthcawl - Rest BayToday's Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          Low 3:25AM7.4ft
          High 9:37AM28.1ft
          Low 3:37PM7.7ft
          High 9:53PM28.6ft
          First Light 4:22AM
          Sunrise 5:06AM
          Sunset 9:17PM
          Last Light10:01PM

          Tide Location Port Talbot - 13.0356864km away Help

          About Porthcawl - Rest Bay

          Well-formed beachbreak peaks at this consistent and busy spot. Not so good when onshore. Beach car park. Popular with tourists.

          Porthcawl - Rest Bay Surf Forecast Help

          Surf Forecasting help for Porthcawl - Rest Bay

          A detailed long range Porthcawl - Rest Bay Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Porthcawl - Rest Bay and nearby surf spots in the UK + Ireland area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

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            OverviewAdvanced
             Edit Porthcawl - Rest Bay Surf Wind (+ Gusts)WeatherPrimary SwellSecondary SwellProb.
          Fri25/05 12am 3-4ft Solid Star 5 8 mphMisty63°f 2.5ft10s243.1° 0.7ft2s  
          3am 2-4ft Solid Star 8 14 mphFoggy61°f 2.5ft10s242.29° 1ft2s  
          6am 2-4ft Solid Star 8 13 mphSunny63°f 2.5ft10s241.82° 1.2ft3s  
          9am 2-3ft Solid Star 10 15 mphOvercast63°f 2ft10s241.62° 1.5ft3s  
          12pm 2-3ft Faded Star 14 21 mphMostly Sunny72°f 2ft10s241.67° 1.9ft3s  
          3pm 2-3ft Faded Star 16 21 mphSunny73°f 1.9ft10s242.11° 2.5ft4s  
          6pm 2-3ft Faded Star 15 25 mphSunny70°f 1.9ft10s242.6° 3ft4s   100%
          9pm 2-3ft Faded Star 15 35 mphClear59°f 1.8ft10s243.14° 3ft4s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          Low 3:25AM7.4ft
          High 9:37AM28.1ft
          Low 3:37PM7.7ft
          High 9:53PM28.6ft
          First Light 4:22AM
          Sunrise 5:06AM
          Sunset 9:17PM
          Last Light10:01PM
          Sat26/05 12am 2-3ft Faded Star 15 36 mphClear55°f 1.7ft10s243.54° 3.5ft4s   100%
          3am 2-3ft Faded Star 14 35 mphClear54°f 1.6ft9s243.94° 3.5ft4s   100%
          6am 2-3ft Faded Star 16 36 mphSunny55°f 1.5ft9s244.22° 3.5ft5s   100%
          9am 2ft Faded Star 19 32 mphSunny63°f 1.4ft9s244.51° 3.5ft5s   100%
          12pm 1-2ft Faded Star 20 30 mphSunny68°f 1.2ft9s244.67° 4ft5s   100%
          3pm 1-2ft 18 27 mphSunny70°f 1.1ft9s244.96° 4ft5s   100%
          6pm 1-2ft 13 23 mphSunny66°f 0.9ft9s244.7° 3.5ft5s   85%
          9pm 1-2ft 12 27 mphClear59°f 0.8ft9s244.71° 2.5ft4s   85%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          Low 4:03AM7.8ft
          High10:17AM27.5ft
          Low 4:16PM8.3ft
          High10:34PM28ft
          First Light 4:21AM
          Sunrise 5:05AM
          Sunset 9:18PM
          Last Light10:03PM
          Sun27/05 12am 1-2ft 10 24 mphClear55°f 0.8ft8s244.08° 2.5ft4s   26%
          3am 1-2ft 9 18 mphClear52°f 0.8ft8s243.03° 2ft4s   26%
          6am 1-2ft 10 19 mphMostly Sunny54°f 0.8ft8s241.73° 2ft4s   25%
          9am 1-2ft 10 16 mphMostly Cloudy59°f 0.8ft8s240.42° 1.8ft4s   25%
          12pm 1ft 10 15 mphBrief Showers66°f 0.8ft8s238.78° 0.3ft11s 1.4ft3s 81%
          3pm 2ft Faded Star 8 11 mphBrief Showers66°f 1.4ft11s229.82° 1ft3s   81%
          6pm 2-3ft Faded Star 4 6 mphBrief Showers66°f 2ft10s226.36° 0.7ft3s   65%
          9pm 2-3ft Solid Star 4 5 mphMostly Clear63°f 2.5ft10s223.6°     65%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          Low 4:45AM8.4ft
          High11:01AM26.8ft
          Low 5:02PM8.8ft
          High11:21PM27.4ft
          First Light 4:19AM
          Sunrise 5:04AM
          Sunset 9:19PM
          Last Light10:04PM
          Mon28/05 12am 2-3ft Solid Star 4 6 mphMostly Clear55°f 2.5ft10s221.05°     35%
          3am 2-3ft Solid Star 5 6 mphMostly Clear52°f 2.5ft9s216.6°     35%
          6am 2-3ft Solid Star 4 6 mphSunny52°f 2.5ft9s214.35°     25%
          9am 2-3ft Solid Star 5 9 mphMostly Sunny61°f 2.5ft9s214.58°     25%
          12pm 2-3ft Faded Star 8 10 mphBrief Showers64°f 2.5ft9s216.15°     45%
          3pm 2-3ft Faded Star 9 11 mphBrief Showers64°f 2.5ft9s219.44° 0.2ft12s   45%
          6pm 2-3ft Faded Star 8 11 mphBrief Showers63°f 2.5ft8s222.38° 0.2ft11s   40%
          9pm 2-3ft Faded Star 6 9 mphClear55°f 2.5ft8s224.52° 0.4ft11s   40%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          Low 5:35AM8.8ft
          High11:54AM26.2ft
          Low 5:56PM9.3ft
          First Light 4:18AM
          Sunrise 5:03AM
          Sunset 9:20PM
          Last Light10:05PM
          Tue29/05 12am 2-3ft Faded Star 4 6 mphClear54°f 2.5ft8s226.07° 0.4ft10s   40%
          3am 2-3ft Solid Star 4 5 mphClear52°f 2.5ft8s227.51° 0.5ft10s   40%
          6am 2-3ft Solid Star 4 5 mphSunny54°f 2ft8s228.7° 0.5ft9s   50%
          9am 2ft Faded Star 4 6 mphMostly Sunny61°f 2ft7s229.46° 0.7ft9s   50%
          12pm 2ft Faded Star 6 8 mphMostly Sunny64°f 2ft7s231.56° 0.7ft9s   70%
          3pm 1-2ft 9 10 mphMostly Sunny66°f 1.8ft7s231.01° 0.9ft9s 1ft3s 70%
          6pm 2-3ft Faded Star 9 13 mphSunny63°f 2.5ft8s239.15°     75%
          9pm 2-3ft Faded Star 7 10 mphMostly Clear55°f 2.5ft8s239.9°     75%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          High12:18AM26.8ft
          Low 6:36AM9.1ft
          High12:58PM25.9ft
          Low 7:02PM9.4ft
          First Light 4:17AM
          Sunrise 5:02AM
          Sunset 9:21PM
          Last Light10:07PM
          Wed30/05 12am 2-3ft Faded Star 6 8 mphMostly Clear52°f 2.5ft8s240.5°     85%
          3am 2-3ft Faded Star 6 9 mphMostly Clear50°f 2.5ft8s240.92°     85%
          6am 2-3ft Faded Star 6 9 mphMostly Cloudy54°f 2.5ft8s241.28°     85%
          9am 2-3ft Faded Star 8 13 mphMostly Cloudy61°f 2.5ft8s242.04°     85%
          12pm 2-4ft Faded Star 12 15 mphMostly Cloudy64°f 2.5ft8s244.21°     90%
          3pm 2-4ft Faded Star 13 16 mphMostly Cloudy64°f 2.5ft8s246.06°     90%
          6pm 2-4ft Faded Star 10 16 mphMostly Sunny64°f 2.5ft8s249.04°     90%
          9pm 2-4ft Faded Star 8 13 mphMostly Clear59°f 2.5ft8s251.9°     90%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          High 1:26AM26.7ft
          Low 7:47AM9ft
          High 2:09PM26.2ft
          Low 8:17PM9.1ft
          First Light 4:16AM
          Sunrise 5:02AM
          Sunset 9:23PM
          Last Light10:08PM
          Thu31/05 12am 2-3ft Solid Star 6 7 mphMostly Clear54°f 2ft8s250.92°     90%
          3am 2-3ft Solid Star 5 6 mphMostly Cloudy54°f 2ft8s248.55°     90%
          6am 2-3ft Solid Star 4 5 mphBrief Showers54°f 2ft8s247.2°     90%
          9am 2-3ft Solid Star 3 5 mphDrizzle55°f 2ft8s246.94°     90%
          12pm 2-3ft Solid Star 4 8 mphBrief Showers63°f 2ft8s248.11°     75%
          3pm 2-3ft Solid Star 5 8 mphBrief Showers66°f 2ft8s253.03°     75%
          6pm 2-3ft Solid Star 6 9 mphBrief Showers64°f 1.6ft8s246.79° 1.1ft9s 1ft3s 59%
          9pm 2-3ft Solid Star 7 11 mphBrief Showers Possible61°f 2ft9s248.73° 1ft3s   59%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          High 2:39AM27ft
          Low 9:00AM8.4ft
          High 3:20PM27ft
          Low 9:29PM8.2ft
          First Light 4:15AM
          Sunrise 5:01AM
          Sunset 9:24PM
          Last Light10:10PM

          Extended Surf Forecast for Severn Estuary Area

          Fri01/06 12am 3-5ft Solid Star 9 13 mphBrief Showers55°f 3ft9s255.18°     51%
          3am 3-5ft Solid Star 9 13 mphBrief Showers55°f 3ft9s255.18°     51%
          6am 3-4ft Solid Star 10 14 mphMostly Sunny48°f 2.5ft9s254.49° 1ft4s   42%
          9am 3-4ft Solid Star 10 14 mphMostly Sunny48°f 2.5ft9s254.49° 1ft4s   42%
          12pm 2-4ft Solid Star 8 11 mphMostly Sunny63°f 2ft9s257.04° 1.2ft4s   19%
          3pm 2-4ft Solid Star 8 11 mphMostly Sunny63°f 2ft9s257.04° 1.2ft4s   19%
          6pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 6 8 mphMostly Sunny63°f 3.5ft11s257.02° 0.4ft3s   42%
          9pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 6 8 mphMostly Sunny63°f 3.5ft11s257.02° 0.4ft3s   42%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          High 3:48AM27.8ft
          Low10:07AM7.4ft
          High 4:24PM28.2ft
          Low10:33PM7.1ft
          First Light 4:14AM
          Sunrise 5:00AM
          Sunset 9:25PM
          Last Light10:11PM
          Sat02/06 12am 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 13 18 mphMostly Clear52°f 3.5ft11s259.12° 1.3ft3s   48%
          3am 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 13 18 mphMostly Clear52°f 3.5ft11s259.12° 1.3ft3s   48%
          6am 3-5ft Solid Star Solid Star 10 14 mphSunny50°f 3ft10s259.24° 0.7ft3s 0.5ft2s 43%
          9am 3-5ft Solid Star Solid Star 10 14 mphSunny50°f 3ft10s259.24° 0.7ft3s 0.5ft2s 43%
          12pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 16 22 mphMostly Sunny54°f 3.5ft11s260.26° 1.8ft3s   57%
          3pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 16 22 mphMostly Sunny54°f 3.5ft11s260.26° 1.8ft3s   57%
          6pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 11 15 mphBrief Showers70°f 3ft11s257.51°     71%
          9pm 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 11 15 mphBrief Showers70°f 3ft11s257.51°     71%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          High 4:50AM28.9ft
          Low11:06AM6.4ft
          High 5:20PM29.5ft
          Low11:32PM5.9ft
          First Light 4:13AM
          Sunrise 4:59AM
          Sunset 9:26PM
          Last Light10:12PM
          Sun03/06 12am 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 3 4 mphBrief Showers50°f 3.5ft11s262.5°     55%
          3am 4-6ft Solid Star Solid Star 3 4 mphBrief Showers50°f 3.5ft11s262.5°     55%
          6am 2-4ft Solid Star 4 6 mphBrief Showers50°f 1.9ft10s256.71° 0.9ft3s   20%
          9am 2-4ft Solid Star 4 6 mphBrief Showers50°f 1.9ft10s256.71° 0.9ft3s   20%
          12pm 3-4ft Solid Star 19 27 mphBrief Showers50°f 2.5ft10s261.56° 2.5ft4s   36%
          3pm 3-4ft Solid Star 19 27 mphBrief Showers50°f 2.5ft10s261.56° 2.5ft4s   36%
          6pm 3-4ft Solid Star 13 18 mphMostly Sunny64°f 2ft10s260.44° 0.5ft3s   48%
          9pm 3-4ft Solid Star 13 18 mphMostly Sunny64°f 2ft10s260.44° 0.5ft3s   48%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Porthcawl - Rest Bay
          High 5:46AM29.9ft
          Low12:00PM5.4ft
          High 6:13PM30.5ft
          First Light 4:12AM
          Sunrise 4:59AM
          Sunset 9:27PM
          Last Light10:13PM

          Next Update Expected: 5hrs
          Last Model Run: 25 May 07:00:00AM local time (BST). 25 May 06:00:00AM GMT.

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