Porthcawl Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.47° N 3.71° W

Porthcawl Point, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthcawl Point sea temperature is
18.1°C
3.3° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Porthcawl Point based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Porthcawl Point right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Porthcawl Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Scarweather WaveNet

16 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


St Athan

21 km ESE49 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.2 °C35
35

-

Cardiff-Wales Airport

27 km ESE687 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
10
light winds from the SSE
(9 km/h at 150°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
broken
overcast

Weston Bay Waverider

50 km ESE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Mortehoe wx

52 km SW89 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 309°)
10
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pembrey Sands

53 km W216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 230°)
17 °C2.1
2.1
broken
scattered

Pembrey Sands Airport

53 km W708 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 230°)
17 °C2.1
2.1
broken
scattered

Bideford Bay Waverider

61 km SSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Bristol/Lulsgate Airport

70 km E717 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 210 degs)
(6 km/h at 160°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Lampeter

76 km NW126 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Porthcawl Point and within an acceptable time window.

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