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Ogmore-by-Sea surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ogmore-by-Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ogmore-by-Sea sea temperature is
10.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ogmore-by-Sea today?
The current surf forecast for Ogmore-by-Sea at 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ogmore-by-Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1724 | 1525 | 1435 | 969 | 2193 | 2144 | 1900 | 1571 | 1480 | 1165 | 1107 | 904 | 886 | 955 | 1018 | 422 | 524 | 497 | 435 | 381 | 658 | 826 | 1087 | 1237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 6.97 | 12:30AM 6.50 | 1:00PM 6.67 | 1:38AM 6.40 | 2:07PM 6.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:36AM 2.33 | 6:19PM 2.34 | 6:42AM 2.59 | 7:23PM 2.51 | 7:48AM 2.67 | 8:24PM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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