Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cambo Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 38 | 46 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:51PM4.50m | 2:59AM4.79m | 3:38PM4.64m | 3:43AM4.98m | 4:21PM4.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.56m | 9:16AM-0.15m | 9:30PM0.42m | 9:58AM-0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | NE 4 |
39 | 38 | 46 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | SSW 4 | N 11 | ESE 5 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 9 | WSW 3 | N 10 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | E 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 58 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 209 | 99 | 209 | 214 | 103 | 209 | 105 | 260 | 217 | 105 | 282 | 665 | 538 | 534 |
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