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 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.8° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 6AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1.6
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.2
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
WSW
4
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.2
WNW
5
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
104
90
71
195
696
606
507
612
645
472
318
228
149
118
50
75
100
69
49
28
18
13
7
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:09AM3.11m
2:30PM3.01m
3:16AM2.79m
3:54PM2.78m
5:10AM2.63m
5:52PM2.79m
Low Tide
8:52AM1.36m
9:24PM1.38m
9:52AM1.62m
10:46PM1.58m
11:27AM1.71m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
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7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
8
7
6
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
10
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
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