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Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 4AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
9
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
660
704
748
751
856
553
438
329
147
78
44
31
31
15
9
7
6
4
4
3
13
50
41
57
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SE
20
ESE
25
E
40
NNE
10
NNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:52PM3.37m
11:46AM3.36m
11:47PM3.61m
12:30PM3.65m
00:30AM3.89m
1:08PM3.95m
Low Tide
5:19AM1.41m
5:38PM1.69m
6:10AM1.10m
6:26PM1.40m
6:50AM0.77m
7:06PM1.08m
light rain
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
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7:56
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 mm
2
4
5
6
5
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5
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9
11
4
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
10
6
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
2
-3
-2
0
2
4
4
5
6
5
4
1
8
-4
-1
0
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