Strike Mission
Reef
both
Level 6/10

Porthcawl Point

South Wales, UK (Wales)
🪨Rocks👥Crowded⚠️Shallow🚫Pollution

Porthcawl Point--known locally as The Peak--is South Wales' most iconic wave. This reef/point setup breaks best at high tide.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
8
Poor
0.5m
@7s
7km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.3m
@7s
19km/h
Tue
23
15
Poor
0.2m
@11s
11km/h
Wed
24
15
Poor
0.3m
@9s
10km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.3m
@8s
23km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.5m
@5s
10km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
0.6m
@6s
19km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.3m
@6s
11km/h
Mon
29
18
Poor
1.8m
@10s
21km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.4m
@9s
17km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.5m
WSW(251°)
Score: 1/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
7km/h
SSW(202°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
20°C
0.0mm40%
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 9 km/h SE|PM: 6 km/h SE
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
High tide at 11am (2.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:26 am
Low tide - -3.82m
11:34 am
High tide - 2.68m
5:43 pm
Low tide - -3.51m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

8
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score29/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score8/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score8
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 260°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Offshore range
0° - 80°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
high

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

7/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
BRS
Drive time
70 min
Data quality
verified

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