Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 10PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
5
4
4
2
2
3
7
13
16
14
14
14
21
40
101
108
119
59
52
30
22
12
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
NE
5
N
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:10AM3.81m
12:17PM3.92m
00:54AM3.91m
1:06PM3.98m
1:34AM4.00m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.90m
6:13AM1.32m
6:38PM0.88m
6:59AM1.13m
7:19PM0.86m
7:38AM0.96m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:37
9:39
9:42
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
15
14
15
14
14
15
18
8
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
7
9
13
14
15
12
10
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
90
59
52
30
22
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.7
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
6
5
4
4
2
2
3
7
13
16
14
14
14
21
40
101
108
119
1
2
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
220
220
256
209
209
209
209
209
236
218
218
218
244
260
261
265
310
630
0
33
41
101
99
103
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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