Cambo Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
238
113
109
261
273
178
178
152
135
135
110
110
72
72
70
45
44
43
31
28
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
ENE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM3.30m
9:44PM3.15m
10:34AM3.17m
11:06PM3.17m
11:54AM3.23m
Low Tide
2:55PM1.75m
3:36AM1.72m
4:31PM1.88m
5:24AM1.70m
6:05PM1.77m
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
10
11
13
15
17
15
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
9
10
11
8
10
10
11
14
12
13
11
10
11
14
15
13
15
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