Porthcawl Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.47° N 3.71° W

Porthcawl Point, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthcawl Point sea temperature is
20.2° C
3.9° 

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 Site

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

-

Llantrithyd Park

23 km E80 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
-
5
light winds from the NNE
(6 km/h at 23°)
15
18.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cardiff-Wales Airport

27 km ESE209 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the ESE
(13 km/h at 110°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Llethryd Barns

32 km W66 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 114°)
5
15.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Rhossili wx

41 km W72 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 316°)
5
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hinkley Point 2 Waverider

45 km SE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Woolacombe NDHPC

49 km SSW112 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
-
75
severe gales from the ESE
(76 km/h at 118°)
85
17.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Mortehoe wx

52 km SW89 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 184°)
10
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pembrey Sands

53 km W216 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the E
(9 km/h at 80°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

* 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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