Surf Forecasts:
Ogmore-by-Sea surf forecast from 21 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 23 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, W swell with 3,499 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 23 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ogmore-by-Sea this week:
The surf forecast for Ogmore-by-Sea over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ogmore-by-Sea in the next 16 days are 3.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ogmore-by-Sea over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1279 | 1331 | 418 | 436 | 329 | 127 | 1224 | 2268 | 836 | 415 | 573 | 2241 | 2090 | 1615 | 683 | 475 | 365 | 875 | 1043 | 2234 | 1256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:41PM6.38m | 4:14AM6.50m | 4:35PM7.01m | 5:00AM7.18m | 5:18PM7.69m | 5:40AM7.87m | 5:57PM8.34m | 6:19AM8.50m | 6:36PM8.87m | 6:57AM8.98m | 7:15PM9.22m | 7:35AM9.27m | 7:55PM9.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM2.56m | 10:25AM2.41m | 10:52PM1.94m | 11:08AM1.78m | 11:31PM1.31m | 11:46AM1.17m | 00:06AM0.75m | 12:22PM0.64m | 00:42AM0.33m | 12:58PM0.25m | 1:18AM0.08m | 1:36PM0.04m | 1:55AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 15 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | -3 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 134 | 141 | 329 | 127 | 1224 | — | — | 229 | 208 | — | — | — | 683 | 404 | — | — | — | — | 953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | SSE 4 | NW 6 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 1279 | 1331 | 418 | 436 | — | 11 | 205 | 2268 | 836 | 415 | 573 | 2241 | 2090 | 1615 | — | 475 | 365 | 875 | 1043 | 2234 | 1256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 391 | 354 | 163 | 78 | 9 | 252 | 228 | 354 | 305 | 137 | 885 | 885 | 354 | 94 | 27 | 334 | 421 | 462 | 580 | 354 | 78 |
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