Coney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Wales – South East, UK)

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Coney Beach Surf Guide

Coney Beach in Wales - South East is a sheltered beach break that has quite reliable surf. The best wind direction is from the north northwest with some shelter here from west northwest winds. The ideal swell direction from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

Coney Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	11.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Coney Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Coney Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Coney Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Coney Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in January while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 73% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

20%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

73%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Coney Beach Location Map

Interactive Coney Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Coney Beach is Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Coney Beach is Swansea Airport (SWS), also in Wales, 29 km (18 miles) away.

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Coney Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 08:17 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)		W	W	W
Period (s)	-	6	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

What does Coney Beach look like?

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Tides at Coney Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Porthcawl, 1 km from Coney Beach.

Next High Water: 09:46am | 7.5m

Next Low Water: 03:41pm | 1.8m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Coney Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.7 °C) at Coney Beach is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (8.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.