Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (17 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
31
31
20
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
7
8
13
10
11
20
33
83
159
220
183
120
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12PM4.78m
3:35AM4.66m
4:03PM4.76m
4:22AM4.61m
4:57PM4.61m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.18m
9:22PM0.13m
9:43AM0.05m
10:08PM0.27m
10:31AM0.04m
10:55PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:24
9:27
1
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
10
10
12
12
10
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
3
1
3
2
5
7
6
4
4
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
2
4
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
32
32
31
31
20
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
154
129
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
3
5
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
8
13
10
11
20
33
83
159
220
183
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
33
45
56
56
56
45
71
95
95
95
209
233
209
244
244
244
260
266
289
310
236
11
0
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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