Porthcawl Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.47° N 3.71° W

Porthcawl Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porthcawl Point sea temperature is
20.3° C
4.5° 

Porthcawl Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porthcawl Point today (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthcawl Point at 9PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s

Table - waves today at Porthcawl Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.9
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
4
28
26
31
56
68
86
110
113
134
138
113
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM6.19m
3:54AM6.17m
4:28PM6.34m
4:59AM6.41m
5:26PM6.70m
Low Tide
9:27PM2.95m
10:01AM2.92m
10:39PM2.80m
11:06AM2.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
18
16
15
15
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
15
17
15
14
14
14
15
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
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