Black Rock (Porthcawl) Surf Report

Current surf conditions for Black Rock (2025-04-30)
Wave height * 0.5ft / 0.2m
Swell period 9s
Swell direction °
Wind ° 10mph / 15km/h
Weather 24°C / 75°F
Sea temp 10°C / 51°F
* Wave size is face height of set waves.
Black Rock surf map

10 day Black Rock surf forecast

Wed

30/Apr
0.5ft

8

12

7
  • Low 2:29am
  • High 8:51am
  • Low 2:49pm
  • High 9:08pm

Thu

1/May
0.5ft

8

10

7
  • Low 3:11am
  • High 9:35am
  • Low 3:31pm
  • High 9:51pm

Fri

2/May
0.5ft

3

6

4
  • Low 3:56am
  • High 10:20am
  • Low 4:14pm
  • High 10:38pm

Sat

3/May
0.5ft

4

3

2
  • Low 4:46am
  • High 11:12am
  • Low 5:06pm
  • High 11:33pm

Sun

4/May
1ft

21

16

12
  • Low 5:51am
  • High 12:14pm
  • Low 6:16pm

Mon

5/May
1ft

10

4

3
  • High 12:43am
  • Low 7:13am
  • High 1:29pm
  • Low 7:42pm

Tue

6/May
0.5ft

8

9

11
  • High 2:03am
  • Low 8:35am
  • High 2:49pm
  • Low 9:02pm

Wed

7/May
0.5ft

8

15

16
  • High 3:18am
  • Low 9:45am
  • High 3:57pm
  • Low 10:05pm

Thu

8/May
2.5ft

11

14

14
  • High 4:19am
  • Low 10:38am
  • High 4:50pm
  • Low 10:53pm

Fri

9/May
2ft

5

3

6
  • High 5:07am

Wed 30th Apr

Surf report for Wed 30/04
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 1ft 1.4ft 9s 8mph (7mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
7:00 1ft 1.3ft 9s 8mph (10mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
10:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 9s 10mph (13mph) weather symbol 15°C/59°F
13:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 9s 12mph (14mph) weather symbol 16°C/62°F
16:00 0.5ft 1.1ft 8s 10mph (13mph) weather symbol 17°C/63°F
19:00 0.5ft 1ft 8s 7mph (7mph) weather symbol 17°C/63°F
Tide times
Low 2:29am (0.78m)
High 8:51am (9.69m)
Low 2:49pm (0.97m)
High 9:08pm (9.54m)
Daylight
First light05:09
Sunrise05:47
Sunset20:36
Dark21:14

Thu 1st May

Surf report for Thu 01/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 0.5ft 0.7ft 8s 8mph (8mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
7:00 0.5ft 0.7ft 8s 8mph (8mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
10:00 0.5ft 0.8ft 7s 8mph (10mph) weather symbol 16°C/60°F
13:00 0.5ft 0.8ft 11s 10mph (13mph) weather symbol 17°C/62°F
16:00 0.5ft 0.8ft 13s 7mph (8mph) weather symbol 16°C/61°F
19:00 0.5ft 0.9ft 13s 7mph (8mph) weather symbol 15°C/60°F
Tide times
Low 3:11am (1.15m)
High 9:35am (9.24m)
Low 3:31pm (1.44m)
High 9:51pm (9.08m)
Daylight
First light05:07
Sunrise05:45
Sunset20:37
Dark21:16

Fri 2nd May

Surf report for Fri 02/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 0.5ft 0.8ft 12s 2mph (2mph) weather symbol 11°C/53°F
7:00 0.5ft 0.9ft 12s 3mph (3mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
10:00 0.5ft 0.9ft 12s 8mph (8mph) weather symbol 13°C/56°F
13:00 0.5ft 0.8ft 11s 6mph (6mph) weather symbol 14°C/57°F
16:00 0.5ft 0.8ft 11s 3mph (2mph) weather symbol 14°C/57°F
19:00 0.5ft 0.8ft 11s 4mph (3mph) weather symbol 14°C/57°F
Tide times
Low 3:56am (1.67m)
High 10:20am (8.64m)
Low 4:14pm (2.04m)
High 10:38pm (8.49m)
Daylight
First light05:05
Sunrise05:43
Sunset20:39
Dark21:17

Sat 3rd May

Surf report for Sat 03/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 12s 5mph (5mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
7:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 12s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
10:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 12s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
13:00 0.5ft 1.1ft 12s 3mph (3mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
16:00 0.5ft 1ft 12s 3mph (3mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
19:00 0.5ft 1ft 12s 2mph (4mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
Tide times
Low 4:46am (2.28m)
High 11:12am (7.98m)
Low 5:06pm (2.67m)
High 11:33pm (7.90m)
Daylight
First light05:03
Sunrise05:41
Sunset20:41
Dark21:19

Sun 4th May

Surf report for Sun 04/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 1ft 1.9ft 11s 21mph (32mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
7:00 1ft 2.2ft 8s 21mph (32mph) weather symbol 9°C/48°F
10:00 1ft 2.6ft 4s 19mph (24mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
13:00 1ft 2.4ft 4s 16mph (21mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
16:00 1ft 2.1ft 6s 13mph (18mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
19:00 1ft 2.1ft 6s 12mph (17mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
Tide times
Low 5:51am (2.85m)
High 12:14pm (7.41m)
Low 6:16pm (3.19m)
Daylight
First light05:01
Sunrise05:40
Sunset20:42
Dark21:21

Mon 5th May

Surf report for Mon 05/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 1ft 1.6ft 11s 9mph (17mph) weather symbol 6°C/42°F
7:00 1ft 1.6ft 10s 10mph (16mph) weather symbol 6°C/42°F
10:00 1ft 1.6ft 10s 9mph (12mph) weather symbol 9°C/47°F
13:00 1ft 1.4ft 10s 4mph (9mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
16:00 0.5ft 1.3ft 10s 7mph (4mph) weather symbol 11°C/53°F
19:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 10s 3mph (7mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
Tide times
High 12:43am (7.45m)
Low 7:13am (3.17m)
High 1:29pm (7.11m)
Low 7:42pm (3.37m)
Daylight
First light04:59
Sunrise05:38
Sunset20:44
Dark21:23

Tue 6th May

Surf report for Tue 06/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 0.5ft 1.3ft 9s 2mph (2mph) weather symbol 8°C/46°F
7:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 9s 8mph (10mph) weather symbol 8°C/47°F
10:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 9s 9mph (13mph) weather symbol 9°C/47°F
13:00 0.5ft 1.3ft 9s 9mph (11mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
16:00 0.5ft 1.4ft 10s 13mph (14mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
19:00 0.5ft 1.5ft 11s 11mph (16mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
Tide times
High 2:03am (7.34m)
Low 8:35am (3.12m)
High 2:49pm (7.18m)
Low 9:02pm (3.17m)
Daylight
First light04:57
Sunrise05:36
Sunset20:45
Dark21:25

Wed 7th May

Surf report for Wed 07/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 0.5ft 1.2ft 10s 7mph (8mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
7:00 0.5ft 1ft 10s 8mph (10mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
10:00 0.5ft 1.1ft 10s 8mph (10mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
13:00 0.5ft 1.3ft 10s 15mph (18mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
16:00 1ft 2ft 4s 18mph (21mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
19:00 1ft 2.1ft 4s 16mph (22mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
Tide times
High 3:18am (7.55m)
Low 9:45am (2.80m)
High 3:57pm (7.54m)
Low 10:05pm (2.77m)
Daylight
First light04:55
Sunrise05:34
Sunset20:47
Dark21:27

Thu 8th May

Surf report for Thu 08/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 2ft 4.3ft 6s 12mph (20mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
7:00 2.5ft 5.3ft 7s 11mph (17mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
10:00 2.5ft 5ft 7s 14mph (16mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
13:00 2.5ft 4.8ft 7s 14mph (16mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
16:00 2.5ft 4.8ft 7s 17mph (17mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
19:00 2.5ft 4.5ft 7s 14mph (18mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
Tide times
High 4:19am (7.92m)
Low 10:38am (2.42m)
High 4:50pm (7.96m)
Low 10:53pm (2.36m)
Daylight
First light04:53
Sunrise05:33
Sunset20:49
Dark21:28

Fri 9th May

Surf report for Fri 09/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
4:00 2ft 3.7ft 7s 11mph (17mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
7:00 2ft 3.8ft 7s 5mph (6mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
10:00 2ft 4.1ft 7s 4mph (2mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
13:00 2ft 4.5ft 7s 3mph (4mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
16:00 2.5ft 4.8ft 6s 5mph (6mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
19:00 2ft 4.4ft 6s 6mph (7mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
Tide times
High 5:07am (8.26m)
Daylight
First light04:51
Sunrise05:31
Sunset20:50
Dark21:30

Nearest buoys

Minehead
08:30am
0.7ft
9s
Penarth
09:30am
1ft
2s

Right-hand pointbreak which can produce a long, fast wave on a good day

Surf spots nearby

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