Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.22° N 4.51° W

Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
18.1° C
2.3° 

Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
4
6
28
44
39
32
40
31
21
12
7
24
40
63
87
115
103
132
118
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
30
SSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04PM3.73m
1:21AM3.95m
1:44PM3.51m
2:05AM3.58m
2:29PM3.25m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.15m
7:45PM0.46m
8:13AM0.53m
8:25PM0.77m
8:54AM0.92m
9:10PM1.10m
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light rain
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
16
16
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
17
14
16
16
16
13
11
15
14
11
13
12
14
15
14
10
9
8
8
11
11
13
13
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