Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 3PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
6
12
13
10
10
10
18
52
105
120
147
85
67
39
25
23
13
8
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
10
SE
5
WNW
20
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:17PM3.92m
00:54AM3.91m
1:06PM3.98m
1:34AM4.00m
1:50PM4.04m
2:11AM4.06m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.88m
6:59AM1.13m
7:19PM0.86m
7:38AM0.96m
7:56PM0.84m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:33
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:39
9:42
9:43
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
15
16
14
12
11
11
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
10
13
13
10
7
8
9
8
10
8
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
99
85
67
39
25
23
13
8
4
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
2
3
6
12
13
10
10
10
18
52
105
120
147
3
8
7
11
12
8
8
5
2
1
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)
209
209
236
218
218
244
244
260
260
331
630
630
27
0
0
109
101
264
281
475
264
209
209
209
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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