Porthcawl Point surf break

Porthcawl Point surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Porthcawl Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthcawl Point sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porthcawl Point today?

The current surf forecast for Porthcawl Point at 3PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (02 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (02 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Porthcawl Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
1.9
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1112141515141414141414131388101112121212131415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)673813113012091193956930904866754733624649257432695837954811797762919930857
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
45
SSE
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
8.10
4:22AM
8.28
4:46PM
8.60
5:12AM
8.79
5:36PM
8.97
6:00AM
9.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
1.41
10:02PM
1.01
10:26AM
0.89
10:52PM
0.62
11:17AM
0.47
11:40PM
0.36
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise7:58-------7:58-------8:00-------
Sunset--4:08-------4:07-------4:07-----
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1111111-----11-1111-1---
Temp. °C910988888891099108888877777
Feels °C (?)455654433454301122323321
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