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 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
17.1°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 8AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
5
1.5
W
5
1.5
W
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
237
117
119
124
117
76
144
9
6
5
18
14
14
9
9
9
18
35
71
145
270
387
279
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:58AM3.37m
8:11PM3.77m
8:48AM3.63m
8:58PM4.11m
9:29AM3.86m
9:39PM4.37m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.62m
2:30PM0.70m
3:02AM0.22m
3:19PM0.38m
3:49AM-0.10m
4:02PM0.12m
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clear
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:49
7:46
 mm
2
1
2
9
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
10
9
7
6
7
9
8
7
7
6
9
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
9
9
9
9
13
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