Porthcawl Pier

Porthcawl Pier is an SSW-facing beach break in Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom. It picks up swell from SW to WSW and WSW to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 84% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE: light winds or NNE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SSW (200°)

Best swell

SW to WSW (232°–241°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNW to ENE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SW to WSW (232.5° to 246°); WSW to W (248.5° to 272°)

Offshore wind

NNE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

Sevenstones Lightship · 228 km away

Cams

2 (1 plays here)