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 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.5
W
6
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
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
180
160
152
178
134
104
90
68
217
696
606
493
543
645
552
353
234
168
123
64
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40PM3.31m
2:09AM3.11m
2:30PM3.01m
3:16AM2.79m
3:54PM2.78m
Low Tide
8:09AM1.03m
8:30PM1.08m
8:52AM1.36m
9:24PM1.38m
9:52AM1.62m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
7
3
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
7
7
9
10
8
6
7
10
12
10
10
12
10
11
12
11
10
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