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 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 11AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.1
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
WSW
4
1.2
W
5
1.2
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
90
63
176
700
574
444
558
558
507
381
279
183
109
53
63
72
52
42
29
18
13
15
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:30PM3.01m
3:16AM2.79m
3:54PM2.78m
5:10AM2.63m
5:52PM2.79m
Low Tide
8:52AM1.36m
9:24PM1.38m
9:52AM1.62m
10:46PM1.58m
11:27AM1.71m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
6
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
6
7
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
13
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
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