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Rest Bay Beach

Bridgend County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom

Today’s timelapse
Porthcawl: Rest Bay

Rest Bay Beach 3 photos

  • Rest Bay

    Rest Bay. Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • North end of Rest Bay Taken from the coast path which runs along the golf course just to the right, the top end of Rest Bay is less frequented because there are no car parks within easy reach of this

    North end of Rest Bay Taken from the coast path which runs along the golf course just to the right, the top end of Rest Bay is less frequented because there are no car parks within easy reach of this . Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Rest Bay Lifeguard Station Urban sprawl of Porthcawl is in the background.

    Rest Bay Lifeguard Station Urban sprawl of Porthcawl is in the background.. Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
Now
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.7
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.1
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
81%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
1.2PoorNow3421
0.8Poor9 am5534
0.7Poor10 am5735
0.7Poor11 am5836
0.7Poor12 pm5534
0.7Poor1 pm5333
0.7Poor2 pm5433
0.9Poor3 pm5736
1.1Poor4 pm5333
1.7Poor5 pm5132
2.1Poor6 pm5433
Sat
1.7Poor8 am2113
1.0Poor9 am4025
0.9Poor10 am3220
0.6Poor11 am3924
0.7Poor12 pm4025
0.8Poor1 pm4025
0.4Poor2 pm4729
0.4Poor3 pm5232
0.4Poor4 pm5031
0.5Poor5 pm5635
0.8Poor6 pm5735
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -3.0 m. High at 5 pm, 3.2 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.9 m. High at 5 am, 3.2 mLow 11 am, -3.0 m10 ftHigh 5 pm, 3.2 m10 ftLow 11 pm, -3.9 m13 ftHigh 5 am, 3.2 m11 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -3.0 m10 ft
  • High 5 pm, 3.2 m10 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.9 m13 ft
  • High 5 am, 3.2 m11 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 26%
  • Thu4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 610 m0.4 mi
  • Boat ramp490 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
410 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miPorthcawl (town)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

Nearby places

  • Rest Bay Cafe BarCoffee shop
    610 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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