
Surf Forecasts:
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 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
237 | 265 | 295 | 358 | 481 | 652 | 686 | 719 | 782 | 831 | 798 | 676 | 460 | 339 | 202 | 96 | 78 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 675 | 798 | 676 | 460 | 339 | 202 | 81 | 78 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 54 | 31 | 78 | 96 | 62 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NE 5 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — |
237 | 265 | 295 | 358 | 481 | 652 | 686 | 719 | 782 | 831 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 272 | 272 | 209 | 209 | 31 | 217 | 131 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 264 | 233 | 49 | 49 | 99 | 95 | 160 | 209 |
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