Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here with a look at what's cookin' at Cable Bay (Porth Trecastell) for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with ya, it's a pretty bleak run for most of the period, so don't get your hopes up too high.

The story for the first week and a half is largely about wind and messy conditions. A solid SW groundswell rolls in at times, but with strong onshore and cross-onshore winds, it just doesn't come together. For the next seven days, from Thursday the 3rd right through to Wednesday the 9th, it's a real struggle. Swell heights bob around from 2ft to 6ft, but that's paired with a constant strong breeze. The wave energy is generally moderate, but the wind tears it all apart. We're seeing mostly "Fresh cross-onshore and lumpy" or similar comments in the data. You'd be fighting a losing battle out there.

Now, there is a tiny glimmer. On the morning of Thursday, the 10th, it's still ugly with a 7ft swell and strong wind. But look at the afternoon of the 10th. The swell builds to a solid 8ft from the SW, and the wind drops to a light breeze. The combined energy hits a strong 612. The swell period is a short 7 seconds though. It's still listed as marginal, not a classic. For the experienced lads on a big board, there might be something to chase, but it'll be a grunty, lumpy beast. That’s the only day you could even call surfable.

After that, from the 11th to the 13th, the wind finally goes offshore from the north, giving us some clean, cross-off conditions on the morning of the 11th with a 4ft swell. But the energy is weak to moderate (120 and lower), and the waves are small and weak. It's clean, but it's not really worth paddling out for. The weekend of the 12th and 13th is just moderate cross-shore chop and small waves. Then we hit another lull. From Monday the 14th through to Friday the 18th, the swell drops right out. The sea goes glassy a few times, but there's just no energy. The waves are tiny, with heights mostly under 2ft. On the 18th, we finally get some light offshore wind, but with a tiny 1ft WNW swell, it's only for the super mini-mals.

The real standout, if you want to call it that, is the Thursday afternoon on the 10th. That's the one shot at a powerful, big wave, but it's a rough one. For the majority of this forecast, you're better off leaving the board in the car. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no wild surprises there. It’s a bit of a washout, folks.

Rusty

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