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Porthcawl - Rest Bay Surf Report and Forecast

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Today's Tide - Porthcawl - Rest Bay Time Times for Porthcawl - Rest Bay
Low 6:13AM 10ft
High 12:34PM 25ft
Low 6:38PM 10.4ft
First Light 4:32AM
Sunrise 5:15AM
Sunset 9:07PM
Last Light 9:49PM

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

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Porthcawl - Rest Bay Surf Forecast Sat 18 May - Sun 2 Jun

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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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Hourly Surf Swell Rating Primary Swell Secondary Swell Wind (+ Gusts) Weather Prob.
Sat 05/18 12am 1ft 0.6ft 9s 261.41° 0.7ft 7s 0.4ft 2s 5 7 mph Brief Showers 45°f 100%
3am 1ft 0.7ft 7s 252.05° 0.5ft 10s 0.3ft 2s 4 6 mph Overcast 46°f 100%
Sat 05/18 6am 1-2ft 0.8ft 9s 256.04° 0.2ft 5s 0.5ft 2s 7 10 mph Fair 45°f 100%
9am 1ft 0.5ft 9s 261.75° 0.6ft 7s 0.6ft 2s 6 9 mph Cloudy 54°f 100%
Noon 1ft 0.6ft 7s 254.35° 0.4ft 9s 1.1ft 2s 11 14 mph Overcast 57°f 100%
3pm 1ft 1.2ft 3s 297.85° 0.5ft 7s 0.3ft 9s 13 14 mph Overcast 57°f 100%
6pm 1ft 0.6ft 9s 259.28° 1ft 3s 0.2ft 12s 9 13 mph Cloudy 55°f 100%
9pm 1ft 0.6ft 9s 259.39° 0.8ft 3s 0.3ft 11s 5 8 mph Mostly Clear 48°f 100%
Tide and daylight times for
Low 6:13AM 10ft
High 12:34PM 25ft
Low 6:38PM 10.4ft
First Light 4:32AM
Sunrise 5:15AM
Sunset 9:07PM
Last Light 9:49PM
Sun 05/19 12am 1ft 0.5ft 9s 261° 0.7ft 3s   4 6 mph Mostly Clear 46°f 100%
3am 1ft 0.9ft 4s 264.72° 0.4ft 8s   3 5 mph Mostly Clear 46°f 100%
Sun 05/19 6am 1ft 1ft 4s 261.69° 0.4ft 8s   5 6 mph Fair 46°f 100%
9am 1-2ft 1.2ft 6s 259.06° 0.5ft 7s   3 5 mph Overcast 55°f 100%
Noon 1-2ft 1.3ft 6s 258.64° 0.4ft 11s   2 4 mph Overcast 61°f 100%
3pm 1-2ft 1.3ft 6s 258.41° 0.4ft 11s 0.6ft 2s 4 6 mph Cloudy 64°f 100%
6pm 1-2ft 1ft 5s 257.5° 0.5ft 11s 1.2ft 3s 7 11 mph Cloudy 63°f 100%
9pm 1-2ft 0.6ft 13s 264.62° 1.2ft 5s 1.1ft 3s 8 12 mph Mostly Clear 52°f 100%
Tide and daylight times for
High 1:01AM 25.5ft
Low 7:23AM 10.2ft
High 1:47PM 24.9ft
Low 7:52PM 10.4ft
First Light 4:31AM
Sunrise 5:14AM
Sunset 9:08PM
Last Light 9:51PM
Mon 05/20 12am 1-2ft 0.6ft 12s 264.42° 1ft 5s 1.3ft 3s 8 12 mph Mostly Clear 48°f 65%
3am 1-2ft 0.6ft 12s 264.14° 1ft 5s 1.1ft 3s 7 10 mph Mostly Clear 45°f 65%
Mon 05/20 6am 1-2ft 1.1ft 6s 259.96° 0.6ft 12s 1ft 3s 7 9 mph Fair 46°f 100%
9am 1-2ft 1.1ft 6s 258.68° 0.6ft 12s 1.1ft 3s 8 12 mph Fair 59°f 100%
Noon 1-2ft 1.2ft 4s 256.76° 0.5ft 12s 1.5ft 3s 10 14 mph Fair 66°f 100%
3pm 1-2ft 2ft 4s 299.63° 0.5ft 11s   10 13 mph Fair 66°f 100%
6pm 1-2ft 2ft 4s 311.86° 0.5ft 11s 0.8ft 5s 10 15 mph Fair 64°f 95%
9pm 1-2ft 2ft 4s 321.69° 0.5ft 11s 0.8ft 5s 9 15 mph Clear 54°f 95%
Tide and daylight times for
High 2:16AM 25.6ft
Low 8:38AM 9.7ft
High 3:00PM 25.6ft
Low 9:06PM 9.6ft
First Light 4:29AM
Sunrise 5:12AM
Sunset 9:10PM
Last Light 9:53PM
Tue 05/21 12am 1ft 2ft 4s 335.65° 0.9ft 5s 0.5ft 11s 7 11 mph Clear 50°f 90%
3am 1ft 0.5ft 11s 264.47° 1.9ft 4s 0.7ft 5s 7 10 mph Mostly Clear 50°f 90%
Tue 05/21 6am 1ft 0.5ft 11s 264.44° 1.9ft 4s 0.6ft 5s 6 9 mph Brief Showers 52°f 54%
9am 1ft 0.5ft 11s 264.47° 1.7ft 4s 0.6ft 5s 5 10 mph Drizzle 55°f 54%
Noon 1ft 1.7ft 4s 329.52° 0.5ft 11s 0.6ft 5s 6 11 mph Light Showers 63°f 52%
3pm 1-2ft 0.6ft 11s 264.1° 1.9ft 4s 0.5ft 5s 9 13 mph Brief Showers 66°f 52%
6pm 1-2ft 2.5ft 4s 332.56° 0.6ft 10s 0.4ft 5s 9 15 mph Brief Showers 64°f 75%
9pm 1-2ft 2.5ft 4s 337.33° 0.6ft 10s 0.3ft 5s 6 10 mph Mostly Clear 57°f 75%
Tide and daylight times for
High 3:26AM 26.5ft
Low 9:45AM 8.7ft
High 4:03PM 26.9ft
Low 10:09PM 8.4ft
First Light 4:28AM
Sunrise 5:11AM
Sunset 9:11PM
Last Light 9:54PM
Wed 05/22 12am 1-2ft 0.6ft 10s 264.17° 2ft 4s 0.2ft 5s 7 10 mph Mostly Clear 50°f 60%
3am 1-2ft 0.7ft 10s 263.57° 1.9ft 4s   7 10 mph Clear 48°f 60%
Wed 05/22 6am 1-2ft 0.7ft 10s 263.49° 1.6ft 4s   8 17 mph Sunny 48°f 100%
9am 1-2ft 0.7ft 10s 263.33° 1.3ft 4s   9 17 mph Sunny 57°f 100%
Noon 1-2ft 0.7ft 10s 263.18° 1.3ft 3s   10 15 mph Sunny 63°f 100%
3pm 1-2ft 0.7ft 10s 263.15° 1.8ft 3s   9 15 mph Sunny 66°f 100%
6pm 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 263.13° 2ft 4s   6 13 mph Sunny 64°f 100%
9pm 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 263.17° 1.8ft 4s   8 11 mph Mostly Clear 55°f 100%
Tide and daylight times for
High 4:26AM 27.7ft
Low 10:42AM 7.4ft
High 4:57PM 28.3ft
Low 11:04PM 7.1ft
First Light 4:26AM
Sunrise 5:10AM
Sunset 9:12PM
Last Light 9:56PM
Thu 05/23 12am 1-2ft 0.8ft 9s 263.24° 1.5ft 3s   7 9 mph Mostly Clear 48°f 100%
3am 1-2ft 0.8ft 9s 263.24° 1.9ft 3s   6 7 mph Clear 46°f 100%
Thu 05/23 6am 1-2ft 0.8ft 9s 263.57° 3ft 4s   8 12 mph Sunny 48°f 95%
9am 1-2ft 3ft 5s 339.02° 0.8ft 9s   7 12 mph Sunny 57°f 95%
Noon 1-2ft 3ft 5s 337.33° 0.8ft 9s   8 11 mph Fair 61°f 55%
3pm 2ft 3.5ft 5s 336.22° 0.8ft 9s   7 11 mph Cloudy 63°f 55%
6pm 2ft 3.5ft 5s 338.45° 0.8ft 10s   7 12 mph Brief Showers 61°f 30%
9pm 1-2ft 3.5ft 5s 343.86° 0.8ft 10s   7 12 mph Mostly Clear 55°f 30%
Tide and daylight times for
High 5:18AM 29.1ft
Low 11:32AM 6.3ft
High 5:46PM 29.7ft
Low 11:55PM 5.8ft
First Light 4:25AM
Sunrise 5:09AM
Sunset 9:14PM
Last Light 9:58PM
Fri 05/24 12am 1-2ft 0.8ft 9s 264.59° 3ft 5s   7 12 mph Cloudy 50°f 51%
3am 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 264.52° 3ft 4s   4 5 mph Mostly Clear 46°f 51%
Fri 05/24 6am 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 264.59° 2.5ft 4s   4 4 mph Fair 46°f 68%
9am 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 264.57° 2.5ft 4s   4 7 mph Fair 55°f 68%
Noon 1-2ft 2.5ft 4s 336.15° 0.7ft 9s   7 11 mph Fair 61°f 49%
3pm 1-2ft 3ft 4s 331.99° 0.7ft 9s   8 11 mph Cloudy 63°f 49%
6pm 1-2ft 3ft 4s 333.32° 0.7ft 9s   8 12 mph Fair 63°f 36%
9pm 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 264.49° 2ft 4s 0.2ft 5s 7 11 mph Clear 55°f 36%
Tide and daylight times for
High 6:08AM 30.2ft
Low 12:20PM 5.3ft
High 6:33PM 30.9ft
First Light 4:23AM
Sunrise 5:08AM
Sunset 9:15PM
Last Light 9:59PM
Sat 05/25 12am 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 264.23° 1.4ft 4s   6 8 mph Clear 50°f 36%
3am 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 264.13° 1.1ft 4s   7 11 mph Clear 48°f 36%
Sat 05/25 6am 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 264.01° 1.3ft 3s   7 11 mph Sunny 48°f 30%
9am 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 263.85° 1.7ft 3s   7 12 mph Sunny 61°f 30%
Noon 1-2ft 2.5ft 4s 319.73° 0.7ft 9s   7 10 mph Sunny 66°f 26%
3pm 1-2ft 3ft 4s 322.3° 0.7ft 9s   9 11 mph Sunny 68°f 26%
6pm 1-2ft 3ft 4s 329.8° 0.7ft 9s   9 14 mph Sunny 66°f 20%
9pm 1-2ft 0.7ft 9s 263° 2.5ft 4s   8 12 mph Clear 59°f 20%
Tide and daylight times for
Low 12:44AM 4.9ft
High 6:56AM 31.1ft
Low 1:08PM 4.6ft
High 7:21PM 31.7ft
First Light 4:22AM
Sunrise 5:07AM
Sunset 9:16PM
Last Light 10:01PM

Extended Surf Forecast for Porthcawl - Rest Bay Area
Sun 05/26 12am 1-2ft 0.8ft 8s 264.32° 1.1ft 3s   5 6 mph Clear 48°f 45%
3am 1-2ft 0.8ft 8s 263.74° 0.8ft 3s   4 5 mph Clear 46°f 45%
Sun 05/26 6am 1-2ft 0.8ft 8s 263.74° 0.6ft 3s   4 5 mph Sunny 48°f 41%
9am 1-2ft 0.8ft 8s 263.74° 0.5ft 3s   3 5 mph Fair 57°f 41%
Noon 1-2ft 0.7ft 8s 263.17° 0.7ft 2s   3 4 mph Brief Showers 59°f 36%
3pm 1-2ft 0.7ft 8s 263.17° 0.9ft 3s   1 2 mph Drizzle 54°f 36%
6pm 1-2ft 0.7ft 8s 263.17° 1ft 3s   1 2 mph Drizzle 54°f 24%
9pm 1ft 0.6ft 8s 263.17° 0.8ft 3s 0.4ft 2s 4 5 mph Mostly Clear 48°f 24%
Tide and daylight times for
Low 1:32AM 4.2ft
High 7:44AM 31.5ft
Low 1:55PM 4.4ft
High 8:08PM 32ft
First Light 4:21AM
Sunrise 5:05AM
Sunset 9:18PM
Last Light 10:02PM
Mon 05/27 12am 1ft 0.6ft 8s 263.17° 0.7ft 3s   3 5 mph Brief Showers 48°f 22%
3am 1ft 0.6ft 7s 262.6° 0.5ft 4s   3 5 mph Brief Showers 48°f 22%
Mon 05/27 6am 1ft 0.5ft 7s 262.6° 0.3ft 4s   3 5 mph Brief Showers 48°f 25%
9am 1ft 0.5ft 7s 262.6° 0.3ft 4s   12 17 mph Brief Showers 59°f 25%
Noon 1ft 0.5ft 7s 262.6° 0.2ft 3s   12 17 mph Brief Showers 59°f 20%
3pm 1ft 0.5ft 7s 262.6° 0.3ft 13s   12 17 mph Brief Showers 59°f 20%
6pm 1ft 0.4ft 12s 267.18° 0.4ft 7s 0.2ft 2s 12 17 mph Brief Showers 59°f 28%
9pm 1ft 0.5ft 12s 266.61° 0.4ft 15s 0.3ft 3s 3 5 mph Brief Showers 48°f 28%
Tide and daylight times for
Low 2:21AM 4ft
High 8:32AM 31.5ft
Low 2:43PM 4.5ft
High 8:56PM 31.9ft
First Light 4:20AM
Sunrise 5:04AM
Sunset 9:19PM
Last Light 10:04PM
Tue 05/28 12am 2-3ft 0.9ft 15s 266.03° 0.4ft 7s   6 12 mph Brief Showers 50°f 21%

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