Surf Forecasts:
Ogmore-by-Sea surf forecast from 20 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 22 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 27 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, W swell with 239 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 22 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s 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 Tuesday (Sep 22) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ogmore-by-Sea in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 27) 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 0.4m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 27th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ogmore-by-Sea over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 51 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 70 | 95 | 116 | 98 | 103 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 98 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:33PM5.74m | 2:32AM5.58m | 3:22PM5.85m | 4:05AM5.93m | 4:34PM6.39m | 5:01AM6.55m | 5:21PM7.07m | 5:42AM7.23m | 5:58PM7.76m | 6:18AM7.89m | 6:33PM8.40m | 6:52AM8.47m | 7:08PM8.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM3.44m | 8:58AM3.43m | 9:52PM3.17m | 10:21AM2.98m | 10:54PM2.59m | 11:12AM2.35m | 11:37PM1.93m | 11:51AM1.71m | 00:12AM1.30m | 12:24PM1.12m | 00:44AM0.75m | 12:56PM0.62m | 1:15AM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 51 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 70 | 95 | 68 | 98 | 103 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 98 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | W 8 | NW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 12 | W 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 56 | 116 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 11 | — | 14 | 6 | 41 | 26 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 47 | 9 | 56 | 190 | 133 | 56 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 51 | 53 | 161 | 49 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 294 | 140 |
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