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 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
18.1° C
2.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
1
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
1
13
27
37
19
39
25
21
11
7
29
52
54
64
74
74
89
82
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04PM3.73m
1:21AM3.95m
1:44PM3.51m
2:05AM3.58m
2:29PM3.25m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.46m
8:13AM0.53m
8:25PM0.77m
8:54AM0.92m
9:10PM1.10m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
12
17
15
13
12
12
14
15
12
10
11
9
10
11
11
12
14
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