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 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
1
W
4
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.7
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
24
32
40
21
16
11
21
35
32
25
21
20
61
67
47
45
29
16
9
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
N
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM3.51m
2:05AM3.58m
2:29PM3.25m
2:56AM3.21m
3:26PM3.00m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.53m
8:25PM0.77m
8:54AM0.92m
9:10PM1.10m
9:40AM1.27m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
16
13
12
12
14
15
11
12
10
10
11
12
11
11
13
13
11
11
12
10
11
11
11
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