Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 May 2026 BST
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Cambo Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
15
11
10
10
15
40
45
46
42
32
32
23
23
15
7
4
5
5
5
20
66
62
66
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47PM3.23m
7:55AM3.43m
8:58PM3.16m
9:04AM3.42m
10:07PM3.24m
Low Tide
1:07PM1.27m
1:19AM1.66m
2:08PM1.40m
2:23AM1.78m
3:19PM1.39m
3:39AM1.78m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:11
5:09
5:07
5:05
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9:04
9:06
9:07
9:09
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
11
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
4
5
7
10
12
10
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
8
1
-2
-1
-1
0
0
2
2
1
-1
1
2
4
5
4
-2
-1
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
25
15
11
10
10
6
4
8
1
3
3
3
2
2
15
7
4
5
2
2
5
5
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
1
3
3
3
9
6
2
5
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
15
40
45
46
42
32
32
23
23
2
3
20
66
62
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
219
95
103
105
219
219
219
257
201
209
218
257
256
218
71
105
105
95
163
105
234
248
162
162
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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