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Porthcawl Point Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Porthcawl Point surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Porthcawl Point today?
The current surf forecast for Porthcawl Point at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porthcawl Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 61 | 67 | 120 | 186 | 365 | 334 | 255 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:19AM 6.68 | 4:43PM 7.18 | 5:11AM 7.21 | 5:29PM 7.67 | 5:51AM 7.71 | 6:07PM 8.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38AM 2.32 | 11:08PM 1.88 | 11:24AM 1.83 | 11:47PM 1.44 | 12:00PM 1.39 | 12:19AM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wales - South East
Continuing clean conditions at Porthcawl Point (light winds from the SSE at St.Athan 20 km from Porthcawl Point). 0.2m 9s swell from the W to make surfable waves.
20 km away, 1 h 36 min ago
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