RESPECT THE WATER
IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING IN THE WATER, LEAN BACK AND FLOAT ON YOUR BACK, EXTENDING YOUR ARMS AND LEGS. FLOAT TO LIVE.
IN A COASTAL EMERGENCY, CALL 999 OR 112 AND ASK FOR THE COASTGUARD.
Sadly, around 138 people die by accident in UK and Irish coastal waters each year.
If you find yourself in danger in the water, remember, float to live.
Porthcawl RNLI wish to thank Porthcawl Christmas Morning Swim for the generous donation from the 2015 Christmas Swim which sponsored this website and webcam
Philip Missen MBE
Latest Shouts
Launch 98/26 – 📟 5.52pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard after St Donat's NCI raised concerns for a yacht anchored close to rocks at Llanwit Major beach. With an incoming tide it was at risk of
Launch 97/26 – 📟 9.49pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to rescue a person in the water at Sandy Bay during the town's annual Elvis festival. The charity’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched
Launch 96/26 – 📟 4.48pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a Mayday call from a lone skipper who was onboard a former lifeboat off Llantwit Major beach. The skipper had seen a large amount of
Launch 95/26 – 📟 10.40am
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were made aware that a person was stuck on boulders near the entrance to the marina with an incoming tide. The crew were already present at the station for Sunday morning
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Watch RNLI rescue lone sailor from sinking yacht off Porthcawl
Following a 999 call, volunteer lifeboat crews from Porthcawl and The Mumbles RNLI rescued a lone sailor after their yacht ran
Porthcawl and The Mumbles RNLI rescue lone sailor from sinking yacht
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard at 3.02pm yesterday (Friday 28 August) following a 999 call from a
Watch moment Porthcawl RNLI rescue surfer swept out to sea
Last month (Wednesday 10 September 2025), a surfer was rescued by Porthcawl RNLI after he was caught in a powerful rip
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The temperature of our waters can steal the air from your lungs and leave you helpless in seconds.
Around half the people who drown slip, trip or fall into the water. They don’t expect to get wet.
