Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
14
14
7
28
39
41
31
44
145
164
137
309
178
179
116
75
64
47
26
19
13
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
40
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:35AM4.66m
4:03PM4.76m
4:22AM4.61m
4:57PM4.61m
5:11AM4.49m
5:55PM4.37m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.05m
10:08PM0.27m
10:31AM0.04m
10:55PM0.50m
11:22AM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:24
9:27
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
13
14
13
6
6
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
3
1
4
6
7
6
7
6
6
6
8
6
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
15
15
15
14
14
7
7
6
41
6
7
7
7
6
202
178
134
116
75
64
47
26
19
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
8
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
6
28
39
31
44
145
164
137
309
179
3
2
4
6
5
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
95
95
209
210
244
244
163
33
328
285
333
27
27
27
27
11
0
45
101
101
159
101
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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