Cambo Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 7PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
6
6
12
15
14
21
21
22
42
53
75
90
119
211
335
235
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SE
15
E
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:58PM3.88m
7:13AM3.95m
7:40PM3.58m
8:05AM3.59m
8:33PM3.32m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.65m
00:41AM0.97m
1:09PM1.06m
1:24AM1.25m
1:54PM1.44m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
14
12
12
13
11
10
9
9
12
13
16
12
7
7
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
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