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Porthcawl Point Surf Forecast
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Porthcawl Point surf Forecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 BST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 10.5°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.7 °C max: 10.7 °C min: 7.6 °C)
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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 10.5°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.7 °C max: 10.7 °C min: 7.6 °C)
How big are the waves at Porthcawl Point today?
The current surf forecast for Porthcawl Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porthcawl Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | - | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 173 | 31 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:06PM 6.08 | 4:31AM 6.51 | 5:00PM 6.58 | 5:17AM 7.03 | 5:40PM 7.12 | 5:55AM 7.53 | 6:14PM 7.62 | 6:28AM 7.97 | 6:45PM 8.04 | 6:59AM 8.30 | 7:16PM 8.35 | 7:30AM 8.51 | 7:46PM 8.53 | 8:02AM 8.57 | 8:18PM 8.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:18PM 2.90 | 10:52AM 2.50 | 11:08PM 2.40 | 11:32AM 2.00 | 11:46PM 1.90 | 12:06PM 1.53 | 12:19AM 1.44 | 12:36PM 1.15 | 12:49AM 1.08 | 1:06PM 0.88 | 1:19AM 0.84 | 1:34PM 0.74 | 1:48AM 0.73 | 2:03PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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