Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.22° N 4.51° W

Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
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0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
51
49
11
11
6
6
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM3.39m
1:35AM3.06m
1:53PM3.11m
2:35AM2.77m
3:07PM2.89m
Low Tide
8:04PM1.03m
8:20AM1.33m
8:56PM1.30m
9:14AM1.54m
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:45
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7:47
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7:48
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6:21
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6:17
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6:15
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
5
5
6
8
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
6
7
7
7
6
7
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