Porthcawl Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 05:52 AM and sunset is at 08:45 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very warm air temperatures (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 10–12 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wed 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:15PM8.35m | 6:42AM8.41m | 7:05PM8.95m | 7:29AM8.86m | 7:49PM9.35m | 8:11AM9.09m | 8:30PM9.49m | 8:51AM9.10m | 9:10PM9.36m | 9:30AM8.88m | 9:48PM8.99m | 10:07AM8.48m | 10:25PM8.43m | 10:44AM7.95m | 11:03PM7.76m | 11:22AM7.34m | 11:42PM7.06m | 12:04PM6.72m | 00:30AM6.40m | 1:00PM6.16m | 1:39AM5.89m | 2:24PM5.84m | 3:16AM5.76m | 4:00PM5.98m | 4:38AM6.08m | 5:06PM6.47m | 5:32AM6.62m | 5:53PM7.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM1.34m | 00:33AM0.90m | 12:53PM0.78m | 1:21AM0.39m | 1:37PM0.36m | 2:03AM0.09m | 2:17PM0.15m | 2:42AM0.02m | 2:55PM0.16m | 3:19AM0.19m | 3:32PM0.39m | 3:54AM0.55m | 4:07PM0.80m | 4:29AM1.07m | 4:44PM1.34m | 5:05AM1.67m | 5:23PM1.95m | 5:45AM2.30m | 6:09PM2.56m | 6:37AM2.88m | 7:14PM3.08m | 7:53AM3.28m | 8:46PM3.31m | 9:31AM3.29m | 10:20PM3.09m | 10:50AM2.91m | 11:23PM2.60m | 11:43AM2.36m | 00:08AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 7 |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | mod rain | mod rain | light rain | cloudy | clear | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | light rain | heavy rain | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 11 |
max °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Moonrise | 3:39 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 10:47 | — | — | 12:05 | — | — | 1:22 | — | — | 2:37 | — | — | — | 3:50 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:44 |
Moonset | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:57 | — | — | 11:36 | — | — | — | 12:27 | — | — | 1:31 | — | — | 2:42 | — | — | 3:57 | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 |
Today's sea temperature in Porthcawl is 20.2° C (Statistics for 11 Aug 1981-2005 – mean: 16.3 max: 17.8 min: 14.6°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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