Wave buoys close to Porthcawl Point, United Kingdom

Lat Long: 51.47° N 3.71° W

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porthcawl Point sea temperature is

20.6° C

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

For each wave buoy we keep two record sets: an hour record and the long-range 6 hourly one.

Wave buoys nearest to Porthcawl Point:
1.	Scarweather WaveNet Site	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	11mi
2.	SEACAMS2 Swansea Bay Waverider	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	11mi
3.	Minehead Waverider	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	20mi
4.	Hinkley Point 2 Waverider	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	28mi
5.	Hinkley Point 2 Waverider	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	29mi

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Wave buoys close to Porthcawl Point, United Kingdom

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