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Cambo Sands Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cambo Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | |
99 | 68 | 70 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 54 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:23PM4.68m | 2:51AM4.63m | 3:12PM4.78m | 3:35AM4.66m | 4:03PM4.76m | 4:22AM4.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.11m | 8:57AM0.18m | 9:22PM0.13m | 9:43AM0.05m | 10:08PM0.27m | 10:31AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 99 | 68 | 70 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 54 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 95 | 95 | 71 | 95 | 95 | 209 | 209 | 233 | 233 | 244 | 244 | 109 | 266 | 285 | 333 | 310 |
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