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 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
8
1
SSW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SSW
9
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
34
22
46
43
66
60
44
25
34
80
157
118
81
49
34
46
80
85
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
25
S
25
SW
30
S
25
S
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:32PM4.18m
10:51AM3.84m
11:00PM4.28m
11:19AM3.92m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.30m
5:18AM0.06m
5:26PM0.21m
5:52AM0.00m
6:01PM0.20m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
13
15
15
15
14
15
17
15
13
14
13
12
11
13
13
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