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Level 3/10

Rest Bay

Porthcawl, South Wales, UK (Wales)
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded🪨Rocks🚫Pollution

Rest Bay is the most consistent break in Porthcawl's varied lineup--a broad sandy beach that picks up SW swells.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
14
Poor
0.4m
@11s
30km/h
Fri
1
1
Poor
0.4m
@10s
15km/h
Sat
2
26
Poor
0.4m
@10s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.4m
W(260°)
Score: 2/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
30km/h
ESE(102°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm47%
Windswell Component
1.0mE@3s
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 27 km/h E|PM: 29 km/h ESE
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 12pm (-4.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:51 am
High tide - 3.87m
12:02 pm
Low tide - -4.20m
6:10 pm
High tide - 3.96m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

14
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score34/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score14/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score14
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 270°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Offshore range
20° - 80°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

11°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

7/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Mar-May

Getting There

Airport
CWL
Drive time
35 min
Data quality
verified

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