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David agarrando el canto en OriƱon, Playa de Orinon

10:24 am 26 Aug 2011

Crowds gathered to meet the huge swell that had traveled soo far to pound the West Coast of Ireland, Mullaghmore

2:38 pm 5 Oct 2010


Cambo Sands ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Cambo Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Name: Cambo Sands
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: SW

Cambo Sands on the East Coast is a quite exposed beach and reef break that only works once in a while. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rips and rocks.

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Overall Cambo Sands Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cambo Sands:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break St Andrews 7 mi
Second closest break North Berwick 17 mi
Third closest break Yellowcraig Beach 17 mi
Fourth closest break Arbroath 17 mi
Fifth closest break Peffer Sands 17 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Cambo Sands:

Closest wave buoy North Sea 2 Buoy 135 mi
Second closest wave buoy North Sea 3 Buoy 135 mi
Third closest wave buoy Liverpool Buoy 176 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy North Sea 1 Buoy 187 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 225 mi

Tide stations nearest to Cambo Sands:

Closest tide station Leith, Scotland 30 mi
Second closest tide station Leith, Scotland 30 mi
Third closest tide station Aberdeen, Scotland 62 mi
Fourth closest tide station Aberdeen, Scotland 62 mi
Fifth closest tide station Millport, Scotland 96 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Cambo Sands:

Closest ski area Glenshee (United Kingdom) 48 mi
Second closest ski area The Lecht (United Kingdom) 67 mi
Third closest ski area Cairngorm (United Kingdom) 70 mi
Fourth closest ski area Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) 87 mi
Fifth closest ski area Nevis Range (United Kingdom) 98 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Cambo Sands:

Closest city location Anstruther (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Second closest city location Pittenweem (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Third closest city location Saint Andrews (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Saint Monance (United Kingdom) 8 mi
Fifth closest city location Strathkinness (United Kingdom) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Cambo Sands is Leuchars Airport (ADX) in U.k, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Cambo Sands is Dundee Airport (DND), also in U.k, 30 km (19 miles) away.
  • Third is Edinburgh Airport (EDI) in U.k, 60 km (37 miles) away.
  • Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ) in U.k is 104 km (65 miles) away.
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Cambo Sands and is 121 km (75 miles) away.
Cambo Sands break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cambo Sands, Scotland - East Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Cambo Sands sea temperature, Cambo Sands photographs, Cambo Sands detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cambo Sands webcams, current wind from Scotland - East Coast live weather stations and Cambo Sands tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cambo Sands.