Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthcawl Point today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthcawl Point at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porthcawl Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 325 | 367 | 311 | 176 | 179 | 178 | 186 | 134 | 109 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 28 | 91 | 256 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM7.65m | 5:41AM7.78m | 6:04PM8.38m | 6:29AM8.41m | 6:48PM8.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM1.98m | 11:35PM1.47m | 11:55AM1.31m | 00:23AM0.82m | 12:39PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 300 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | 186 | 134 | — | 33 | 22 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 220 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 325 | 367 | 311 | 176 | 179 | 178 | — | — | 109 | 87 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 28 | 91 | 256 | 454 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 793 | 885 | 419 | 355 | 355 | 72 | 23 | 72 | 34 | 153 | 132 | 23 | 17 | 155 | 99 | 254 | 309 | 309 | 216 | 160 |
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