Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.5° 

Cambo Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 11AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Cambo Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2
2
2
1
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)
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
9
2.3
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
736
986
823
511
382
223
147
78
43
43
31
18
9
4
4
4
2
5
7
17
77
61
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
E
25
E
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
W
35
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
40
N
50
NW
55
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:46AM3.36m
11:47PM3.61m
12:30PM3.65m
00:30AM3.89m
1:08PM3.95m
Low Tide
5:19AM1.41m
5:38PM1.69m
6:10AM1.10m
6:26PM1.40m
6:50AM0.77m
7:06PM1.08m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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7:54
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7:56
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 mm
4
5
5
2
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3
7
4
1
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4
10
9
5
4
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
7
7
7
Feels °C
4
5
7
5
7
8
6
1
-2
-2
-1
2
4
4
5
6
5
4
3
1
-4
-5
-2
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