Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.9° 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 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
1.9
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
1.9
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)6667899101010109999988788999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8367102303443769126511771203108789562670060651639031316537163781391610701083
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
N
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
SW
0
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
4.14
7:13AM
3.65
7:17PM
3.84
8:04AM
3.47
8:15PM
3.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
1.15
12:34AM
0.76
12:42PM
1.37
1:22AM
1.09
1:36PM
1.55
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:38-------8:37-------8:37-----
Sunset----3:55-------3:56-------3:57---
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1--11----------2321111
Temp. °C5455555433233344324567910
Feels °C (?)0-10-1-1-2-2-101-1-1-1-3-5-5-7-9-6-4-1-102
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