Cambo Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
37
39
40
40
39
24
22
31
32
33
24
22
22
12
11
10
6
7
7
6
13
7
8
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
2:12AM4.49m
2:51PM4.50m
2:59AM4.79m
3:38PM4.64m
3:43AM4.98m
4:21PM4.66m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.13m
8:48PM0.56m
9:16AM-0.15m
9:30PM0.42m
9:58AM-0.28m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
21
24
23
22
22
21
20
22
24
24
23
22
20
19
18
20
22
18
14
14
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
18
22
21
21
21
20
19
20
22
23
23
23
19
18
18
21
23
17
10
13
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