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 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
15.1°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 5PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
6
3
W
7
3
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
1.8
W
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
1
WSW
8
1
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
8
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
898
769
469
247
74
64
48
133
129
95
82
64
54
69
93
595
635
625
516
451
Wind (km/h)
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
25
W
20
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:05AM2.89m
7:09PM3.23m
7:44AM3.14m
7:46PM3.49m
8:15AM3.41m
8:18PM3.74m
Low Tide
1:04PM1.38m
1:41AM0.99m
1:53PM1.11m
2:22AM0.68m
2:35PM0.82m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
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7:54
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7:56
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7:58
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6:09
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6:07
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6:05
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 mm
1
1
2
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2
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3
3
5
5
2
1
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1
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
8
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
2
4
5
4
4
5
6
7
6
4
5
6
7
-4
-4
-3
0
-1
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