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Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 8PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
381
526
652
686
660
719
812
848
823
580
390
289
105
58
81
35
17
9
8
7
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
15
ESE
30
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:46AM3.13m
10:52PM3.37m
11:46AM3.36m
11:47PM3.61m
12:30PM3.65m
Low Tide
4:27PM1.92m
5:19AM1.41m
5:38PM1.69m
6:10AM1.10m
6:26PM1.40m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:50
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7:52
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7:54
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5:58
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5:54
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5:52
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 mm
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2
4
5
6
1
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1
5
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
5
9
5
7
8
5
-1
1
1
1
3
5
6
6
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