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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
17
Poor
0.5m
@7s
7km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.3m
@7s
18km/h
Tue
23
15
Poor
0.2m
@11s
10km/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
28
Poor
1.8m
@10s
21km/h
Tue
30
6
Poor
1.4m
@9s
17km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.5m
WSW(251°)
Score: 2/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
7km/h
SSW(209°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
19°C
0.0mm63%
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 9 km/h SE|PM: 6 km/h S
Lighter winds later (6 km/h)
Low tide at 5pm (-3.5m)

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

17
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score32/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score17/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score17
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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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