Overview

Rest Bay is a sandy beach west of Porthcawl, facing southwest towards the Bristol Channel. A renowned surf spot with quality waves. More exposed than Coney Beach, offering wave conditions with southwest swell. Parking and services nearby.

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Spot forecast for Rest Bay Porthcawl

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:11

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:38 · 6.5 m Low tide 07:45 · 3.7 m High tide 14:31 · 6.8 m Low tide 20:30 · 3.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:15 · 6.7 m Low tide 08:59 · 3.5 m High tide 15:45 · 7.2 m Low tide 21:39 · 3.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:16 · 7.4 m Low tide 10:05 · 3 m High tide 16:37 · 7.9 m Low tide 22:38 · 2.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:02 · 8.1 m Low tide 11:00 · 2.4 m High tide 17:21 · 8.6 m Low tide 23:27 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:43 · 8.8 m Low tide 11:47 · 1.8 m High tide 18:01 · 9.2 m

Rest Bay Porthcawl : when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

339h

in August · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 339 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 18.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is September, with 171 mm.

Monthly averages: Rest Bay Porthcawl

Monthly averages — Rest Bay Porthcawl — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	156 h	8 °C	98 mm
February	23.5	233 h	9 °C	148 mm
March	23.0	231 h	11 °C	89 mm
April	25.5	260 h	14 °C	104 mm
May	24.5	256 h	17 °C	66 mm
June	26.0	335 h	18 °C	68 mm
July	27.5	264 h	20 °C	60 mm
August	28.5	339 h	20 °C	54 mm
September	19.0	211 h	17 °C	171 mm
October	22.5	208 h	15 °C	116 mm
November	18.5	157 h	11 °C	109 mm
December	21.5	169 h	9 °C	132 mm

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Technical details of Rest Bay Porthcawl spot

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: E, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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