On Christmas Day
Schedule
get involved
Hikitalo brings the warmth of a handcrafted mobile sauna to coastal Porthcawl, celebrating cold-water dips with restorative heat, positive energy, and plenty of community spirit.
Hikitalo will be open on Christmas morning at Sandy Bay!
Discover Hikitalo
Register
Registration is now open!
Donate
The Porthcawl Christmas Morning Swim is a non-profit event run by volunteers. We rely on donations from the community to support local charities.
This year, proceeds go to our headline Welsh charities
2Wish and
Sir Gareth
Edwards Cancer Charity
and local charities
and organisations.
Where your money goes
Last year, we helped raise funds for the following local charities and organisations:
- Alzheimer’s Society Cymru
- Porthcawl Male Voice Choir
- Porthcawl Museum
- 2 Wish
- Guide Dogs Cymru
- Porthcawl First Responders
- Fire Fighters Charity
- Porthcawl Girl Guides
- Porthcawl RNLI
- Sandville Self Help
- Porthcawl Coastguards
- Porthcawl Lifeguards
- Newton Lifeguards
- Porthcawl Stroke Club
- Porthcawl & Pyle Boxing Club
- Trinity Care & Support
- Porthcawl RFC Shegulls
- Pyle & Kenfig Hill Bowls Club
- Marine Debris
- British Heart Foundation
- Tŷ Llidiard
- Porthcawl Rotary Club
fundraise
The swim has raised over £175,000 for various local charities and organisations since it began in 1965.
This year our two headlines charities are 2 Wish and Sir Gareth Edwards Cancer Charity.
Is there a cause close to your heart? Whether you're swimming in memory of someone special or to support a charity that has made a difference in your life, now's the time to make it count!
With JustGiving, you can easily set up a personal fundraising page for a charity of your choice. It only takes a few minutes to fill in your details, and then you're ready to share your page far and wide. Every splash you make will help support the causes that mean the most to you!
The Porthcawl Christmas Morning Swim has a long and proud history dating back to 1965