Cambo Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 9PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SE
3
0.1
N
8
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
3
1
10
4
1
2
1
1
3
7
6
15
14
21
21
43
44
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:19PM4.16m
6:28AM4.33m
6:58PM3.88m
7:13AM3.95m
7:40PM3.58m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.26m
00:02AM0.72m
12:30PM0.65m
00:41AM0.97m
1:09PM1.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
7
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
18
18
17
15
13
12
13
14
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
11
13
12
11
9
10
13
12
11
13
13
13
11
9
8
9
10
14
15
9
7
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