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Rest Bay

Porthcawl, United Kingdom

SandLifeguard

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 PM British Summer Time.

Poor

Knee-high (0.9 m) at 8 s, heading toward E, with strong onshore wind toward ENE.

Swell

0.9 m

8 s

Wind

28 km/h

ENE

Onshore

Tide

2.7 m

Rising

Weather

18 °C

Overcast

18 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 8 s	E	30 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	6.5 m	Overcast · 18 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 8 s	E	33 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	5.9 m	Overcast · 18 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 8 s	E	37 km/h · 60 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	5 m	Partly cloudy · 18 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 8 s	ESE	35 km/h · 56 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	4 m	Overcast · 18 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 8 s	ESE	31 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	3.2 m	Overcast · 18 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 8 s	ESE	36 km/h · 57 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	2.8 m	Overcast · 18 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 8 s	ESE	36 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	2.8 m	Overcast · 18 °C
7 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 8 s	ESE	39 km/h · 62 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	3.4 m	Overcast · 18 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 8 s	ESE	38 km/h · 61 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	4.4 m	Light drizzle · 18 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 8 s	ESE	39 km/h · 63 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	5.3 m	Overcast · 18 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 8 s	ESE	35 km/h · 56 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	6 m	Overcast · 18 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 7 s	E	37 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	6.4 m	Light drizzle · 18 °C
12 PM	Poor	1 m · 7 s	E	35 km/h · 56 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	6.4 m	Light drizzle · 18 °C
1 PM	Poor	1.3 m · 7 s	E	28 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	E Onshore	6 m	Drizzle · 18 °C
2 PM	Poor	1.1 m · 8 s	E	28 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	E Onshore	5.3 m	Overcast · 18 °C
3 PM	Fair	0.9 m · 8 s	E	27 km/h · 43 km/h gusts	E Onshore	4.4 m	Overcast · 18 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.7 m · 9 s	E	28 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	E Onshore	3.6 m	Overcast · 18 °C
5 PM	Fair	0.8 m · 8 s	E	26 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	3 m	Overcast · 18 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.9 m · 8 s	E	28 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	2.7 m	Overcast · 18 °C
7 PM	Poor	1 m · 8 s	E	27 km/h · 42 km/h gusts	E Onshore	3 m	Overcast · 18 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.9 m · 8 s	E	30 km/h · 47 km/h gusts	E Onshore	3.7 m	Mostly clear · 17 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.9 m · 8 s	E	27 km/h · 43 km/h gusts	E Onshore	4.6 m	Partly cloudy · 17 °C
10 PM	Fair	0.8 m · 8 s	E	28 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	E Onshore	5.3 m	Clear · 17 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.9 m · 8 s	E	28 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	E Onshore	5.8 m	Overcast · 17 °C