Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 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) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 3PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
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)
2.5
E
9
2.3
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
912
805
511
382
192
123
76
47
30
17
13
9
4
4
3
3
9
12
68
89
66
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
30
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
30
W
25
SW
20
SW
5
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
35
NNE
50
NNW
50
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:46AM3.36m
11:47PM3.61m
12:30PM3.65m
00:30AM3.89m
1:08PM3.95m
Low Tide
5:38PM1.69m
6:10AM1.10m
6:26PM1.40m
6:50AM0.77m
7:06PM1.08m
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light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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5:54
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5:52
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 mm
4
1
1
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3
4
1
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4
11
9
6
6
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
10
8
7
8
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
7
6
7
Feels °C
8
6
8
8
6
1
-4
-2
0
1
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
1
-4
-6
-2
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