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Porthcawl Point ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of Surf: 3.0
Difficulty Level: 3.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Porthcawl Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Wales – South East)

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Surf Break: Porthcawl Point

Porthcawl Point Spot ID:

Type: beach and point

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell SW | Wind NE

Sea Temperature Today is: 10.2 °C

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Monday, 20 May 2013, 15:03 Local time

Sun Monday 20
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Wave (m) 0.1
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Period (s) 13 12 12 12
Wind (km/h) 20
NW 15
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Porthcawl Point in The Vale of Glamorgan is a fairly exposed beach and point break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Best around high tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Hazards include rocks / rips.

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Tide Times:

For Mumbles, Wales, 21 miles from Porthcawl Point.

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Porthcawl Point Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At Mumbles, 21 km from Porthcawl Point.

light winds from the NNW

km/h
Air temperature
15.6 °C

Current weather near Porthcawl Point

Overall Porthcawl Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Also see Porthcawl Point surf quality by season and Porthcawl Point surf quality by month.


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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Porthcawl Point:

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Closest break Coney Beach 1 mi
Second closest break Rest Bay 1 mi
Third closest break Trecco Bay 1 mi
Fourth closest break Black Rock 1 mi
Fifth closest break Sker 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Porthcawl Point:

Closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 61 mi
Second closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 67 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 114 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 142 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 156 mi

Tide stations nearest to Porthcawl Point:

Closest tide station Mumbles 13 mi
Second closest tide station Swansea 14 mi
Third closest tide station Barry 20 mi
Fourth closest tide station Cardiff 23 mi
Fifth closest tide station Ilfracombe 25 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Porthcawl Point:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 208 mi
Second closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 231 mi
Third closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 232 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 232 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 238 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Porthcawl Point:

Closest city location Coity (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Second closest city location Briton Ferry (United Kingdom) 12 mi
Third closest city location Neath (United Kingdom) 13 mi
Fourth closest city location Swansea (United Kingdom) 15 mi
Fifth closest city location Rhondda (United Kingdom) 16 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Porthcawl Point is Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Porthcawl Point is Swansea Airport (SWS), also in Wales, 29 km (18 miles) away.
  • Third is Bristol Airport (BRS) in England, 69 km (43 miles) away.
  • Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) in England is 77 km (48 miles) away.
  • Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Porthcawl Point and is 85 km (53 miles) away.
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This is the Surf-Forecast page for Porthcawl Point, Wales - South East. Use the tab navigation above to view Porthcawl Point sea temperature, Porthcawl Point photographs, Porthcawl Point detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Porthcawl Point webcams, current wind from Wales - South East live weather stations and Porthcawl Point tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Porthcawl Point.

 

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