Sea weather in Porthcawl in Wales All the beach weather in Porthcawl

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Porthcawl in Wales, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Porthcawl over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Porthcawl in Wales this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Porthcawl. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Saturday 22 March 202547°F to 52°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 23 March 202547°F to 52°Frecommended
Monday 24 March 202543°F to 47°Frecommended
Tuesday 25 March 202545°F to 52°Frecommended
Wednesday 26 March 202543°F to 50°Frecommended
Thursday 27 March 202547°F to 49°Fdiscouraged
Friday 28 March 202545°F to 47°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Porthcawl

Sea weather on Saturday 22 March 2025

On Saturday 22 March 2025, the sun will rise at 06:12 and will set at 18:31 on the beach(es) of Porthcawl. The outside temperature will be a high of 52°F t and a low of 47°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature10°C (49°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)
Perceived temperature7°C (45°F)6°C (42°F)5°C (42°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity93%93%95%94%90%85%86%85%
Barometric pressure998 hPa997 hPa998 hPa999 hPa999 hPa999 hPa999 hPa1001 hPa
Cloud cover35%40%75%83%100%87%100%51%
Heat index10°C (49°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)
Dew point8°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)20km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)13km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts30km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)33km/h (21mph)22km/h (14mph)20km/h (13mph)17km/h (10mph)
Direction 127°
SE
108°
ESE
89°
E
93°
E
96°
E
81°
E
47°
NE

N
Wind chill7°C (45°F)6°C (42°F)5°C (42°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.5ft)
Direction 108°
ESE
239°
WSW
240°
WSW
255°
WSW
256°
WSW
257°
WSW
256°
WSW
257°
WSW
Period12.3 sec.8.4 sec.8.3 sec.14.3 sec.13.0 sec.11.3 sec.10.2 sec.8.5 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 23 March 2025

On Sunday 23 March 2025, the sun will rise at 06:10 and will set at 18:33 on the beach(es) of Porthcawl. The outside temperature will be a high of 52°F t and a low of 47°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 14.3mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)
Perceived temperature7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (49°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity89%93%93%91%80%84%89%89%
Barometric pressure1001 hPa1001 hPa1002 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%100%84%87%99%100%100%
Heat index9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)
Dew point7°C (45°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)
Wind
Speed10km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (8mph)12km/h (8mph)8km/h (5mph)4km/h (3mph)
Gusts21km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)
Direction 318°
NW
330°
NNW
338°
NNW
318°
NW
321°
NW
321°
NW
350°
N

N
Wind chill7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (49°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.7ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.2ft)
Direction 260°
W
265°
W
275°
W
288°
WNW
287°
WNW
257°
WSW
257°
WSW
257°
WSW
Period7.1 sec.6.5 sec.6.0 sec.5.1 sec.5.1 sec.4.9 sec.5.5 sec.5.2 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Monday 24 March 2025

On Monday 24 March 2025, the sun will rise at 06:08 and will set at 18:35 on the beach(es) of Porthcawl. The outside temperature will be a high of 47°F t and a low of 43°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 17.4mph). Wave height will be up to 1.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature8°C (47°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (42°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)
Perceived temperature6°C (43°F)5°C (40°F)4°C (39°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)5°C (41°F)5°C (41°F)5°C (41°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity90%90%90%83%79%83%87%88%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover16%15%27%15%13%12%7%1%
Heat index8°C (47°F)7°C (44°F)6°C (42°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)
Dew point7°C (44°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (39°F)5°C (40°F)4°C (40°F)5°C (41°F)6°C (42°F)6°C (42°F)
Wind
Speed10km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)4km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)14km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)
Gusts19km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)5km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)23km/h (14mph)28km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)
Direction 44°
NE
76°
ENE
99°
E
144°
SE
217°
SW
271°
W
270°
W
285°
WNW
Wind chill6°C (43°F)5°C (40°F)4°C (39°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)5°C (41°F)5°C (41°F)5°C (41°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.2ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.1ft)
Direction 257°
WSW
257°
WSW
257°
WSW
257°
WSW
257°
WSW
257°
WSW
256°
WSW
257°
WSW
Period5.1 sec.10.1 sec.10.0 sec.9.8 sec.9.6 sec.9.5 sec.9.1 sec.9.0 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 25 March 2025

On Tuesday 25 March 2025, the sun will rise at 06:06 and will set at 18:37 on the beach(es) of Porthcawl. The outside temperature will be a high of 52°F t and a low of 45°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 16.8mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)8°C (46°F)9°C (48°F)11°C (51°F)9°C (49°F)8°C (46°F)
Perceived temperature4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)5°C (42°F)7°C (44°F)9°C (49°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity89%89%88%92%93%86%89%92%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa
Cloud cover9%5%100%100%100%88%18%29%
Heat index7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)8°C (46°F)9°C (48°F)11°C (51°F)9°C (49°F)8°C (46°F)
Dew point5°C (41°F)5°C (41°F)5°C (41°F)7°C (44°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (44°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (10mph)13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)10km/h (6mph)3km/h (2mph)
Gusts27km/h (17mph)24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)22km/h (14mph)5km/h (3mph)
Direction 278°
W
274°
W
270°
W
275°
W
286°
WNW
280°
W
288°
WNW
311°
NW
Wind chill4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)5°C (42°F)7°C (44°F)9°C (49°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.2ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.9ft)
Direction 256°
WSW
257°
WSW
257°
WSW
256°
WSW
272°
W
301°
WNW
256°
WSW
256°
WSW
Period8.7 sec.8.4 sec.8.2 sec.7.9 sec.7.7 sec.7.4 sec.12.5 sec.12.1 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 26 March 2025

On Wednesday 26 March 2025, the sun will rise at 06:03 and will set at 18:38 on the beach(es) of Porthcawl. The outside temperature will be a high of 50°F t and a low of 43°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 17.4mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (44°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)8°C (46°F)
Perceived temperature7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)5°C (41°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (47°F)3°C (38°F)3°C (38°F)5°C (41°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity89%88%86%82%78%83%85%91%
Barometric pressure1025 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1024 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa
Cloud cover56%51%24%6%2%0%3%15%
Heat index8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (44°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)8°C (46°F)
Dew point6°C (43°F)6°C (42°F)5°C (40°F)6°C (42°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (40°F)6°C (43°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)7km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)8km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)18km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)
Gusts13km/h (8mph)13km/h (8mph)15km/h (9mph)12km/h (7mph)9km/h (5mph)25km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)28km/h (17mph)
Direction 135°
SE
102°
ESE
98°
E
136°
SE
229°
SW
273°
W
270°
W
245°
WSW
Wind chill7°C (44°F)6°C (43°F)5°C (41°F)7°C (45°F)9°C (47°F)3°C (38°F)3°C (38°F)5°C (41°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.4ft)
Direction 256°
WSW
255°
WSW
256°
WSW
255°
WSW
255°
WSW
255°
WSW
254°
WSW
254°
WSW
Period11.8 sec.11.6 sec.11.4 sec.11.2 sec.11.0 sec.10.9 sec.10.8 sec.10.7 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 27 March 2025

On Thursday 27 March 2025, the sun will rise at 06:01 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Porthcawl. The outside temperature will be a high of 49°F t and a low of 47°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.1mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature8°C (46°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)
Perceived temperature5°C (41°F)6°C (42°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (42°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (39°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity93%95%98%84%81%82%83%92%
Barometric pressure1023 hPa1022 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover62%100%91%11%55%100%100%100%
Heat index8°C (46°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)
Dew point7°C (44°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (42°F)6°C (42°F)5°C (42°F)6°C (44°F)
Wind
Speed19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)27km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)
Gusts30km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)28km/h (18mph)25km/h (16mph)29km/h (18mph)37km/h (23mph)42km/h (26mph)41km/h (26mph)
Direction 248°
WSW
244°
WSW
261°
W
283°
WNW
269°
W
262°
W
253°
WSW
243°
WSW
Wind chill5°C (41°F)6°C (42°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (42°F)5°C (41°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (39°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.9m (3.1ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.7m (2.4ft)
Direction 255°
WSW
254°
WSW
254°
WSW
254°
WSW
255°
WSW
264°
W
265°
W
262°
W
Period10.6 sec.10.5 sec.10.4 sec.10.4 sec.10.3 sec.10.3 sec.10.2 sec.10.1 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather on Friday 28 March 2025

On Friday 28 March 2025, the sun will rise at 05:59 and will set at 18:42 on the beach(es) of Porthcawl. The outside temperature will be a high of 47°F t and a low of 45°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.3mph). Wave height will be up to 7.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)
Perceived temperature4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)3°C (37°F)3°C (37°F)
Precipitation0in0in0.1in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%90%93%89%86%76%72%80%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1009 hPa1004 hPa1004 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1008 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%100%100%97%100%71%78%
Heat index8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)
Dew point7°C (44°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)6°C (44°F)6°C (42°F)4°C (40°F)2°C (36°F)4°C (38°F)
Wind
Speed31km/h (19mph)35km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)30km/h (19mph)33km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)29km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts46km/h (28mph)52km/h (33mph)51km/h (31mph)43km/h (27mph)46km/h (29mph)49km/h (30mph)30km/h (19mph)42km/h (26mph)
Direction 231°
SW
220°
SW
218°
SW
300°
WNW
309°
NW
314°
NW
312°
NW
308°
NW
Wind chill4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (40°F)4°C (39°F)4°C (39°F)3°C (37°F)3°C (37°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.8ft)1.2m (4.0ft)2.2m (7.1ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.4ft)
Direction 255°
WSW
262°
W
260°
W
260°
W
259°
W
257°
WSW
256°
WSW
256°
WSW
Period10.0 sec.10.0 sec.10.0 sec.10.0 sec.10.0 sec.10.0 sec.10.8 sec.10.8 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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