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 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 3AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.5
W
5
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SSW
7
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
12
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
36
61
100
134
61
36
35
87
123
107
76
11
9
16
6
9
10
8
6
6
3
8
24
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48AM3.77m
2:18PM3.37m
2:39AM3.55m
3:15PM3.22m
3:44AM3.33m
4:28PM3.12m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.70m
9:10PM0.99m
9:47AM0.92m
10:11PM1.16m
10:55AM1.10m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
10
9
7
9
11
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
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