Surf forecast · United Kingdom · Wales
Surf forecast Rest Bay (Porthcawl) today
Waves, swell and wind at Rest Bay (Porthcawl) (Wales, United Kingdom) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Big cross-shore.
Rest Bay (Porthcawl) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 16:00–17:00: big, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 4.9 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑SW | 52–83 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 4.6 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑SW | 46–73 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 4.0 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 37–59 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 26–40 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.2 m · 6 s ↑WSW | 0.4 m · 11 s ↑W | 45–71 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.5 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑W | 35–55 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Big Best window 16:00–17:00: big, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 4.1 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.8 m · 13 s ↑W | 32–55 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 12:00 | 4.5 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.8 m · 13 s ↑W | 38–68 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 4.5 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 13 s ↑WSW | 33–57 km/h ↑W onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Rest Bay (Porthcawl)
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Rest Bay (Porthcawl) today?
- Big: waves 4.7 m at 9 s from WSW, swell 0.2 m · 9 s SSW (Sat 20:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Rest Bay (Porthcawl)?
- Wind 52 km/h from W: cross-shore for a beach facing SW.
- When is the best time to surf Rest Bay (Porthcawl) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Rest Bay (Porthcawl)?
- 15.5 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Llangennith (Rhossili) 42 km · Woolacombe 48 km · Croyde 53 km · Saunton Sands 54 km · Freshwater West 96 km · Widemouth Bay (Bude) 97 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Rest Bay (Porthcawl), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.