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 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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
8
2
SW
8
1.6
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
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
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
929
453
268
156
96
70
54
34
31
49
49
11
11
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:27PM3.66m
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
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
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7:45
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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
1
4
3
3
1
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Temp °C
15
13
11
11
11
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
11
9
9
10
9
7
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
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