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 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
15.5°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW 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 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
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 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SSW
7
1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1
NW
5
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
142
96
68
54
35
38
59
43
11
11
6
6
5
5
2
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:52AM3.39m
1:06PM3.39m
1:35AM3.06m
1:53PM3.11m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.74m
7:37AM1.06m
8:04PM1.03m
8:20AM1.33m
8:56PM1.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:47
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6:22
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6:21
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6:17
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 mm
3
3
1
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Temp °C
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
7
6
5
5
6
8
6
7
7
8
6
6
5
5
6
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