Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
26
51
65
87
811
741
799
970
890
700
523
467
367
272
220
161
113
108
71
53
45
31
31
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SE
25
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:47PM4.21m
1:25AM4.31m
1:35PM4.47m
2:07AM4.51m
2:23PM4.68m
2:51AM4.63m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.41m
7:28AM0.71m
7:51PM0.21m
8:12AM0.41m
8:36PM0.11m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:19
9:21
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
10
9
7
6
5
6
8
10
11
11
8
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
2
-1
3
2
0
-1
-1
-1
0
3
5
7
4
2
2
3
4
4
2
5
5
3
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
1.7
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
1
394
741
799
970
890
700
523
467
367
272
220
161
113
108
71
53
45
31
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.8
N
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
10
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
26
51
65
87
811
15
18
16
2
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
1
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
631
1397
1490
591
562
339
28
28
649
162
28
27
27
11
0
0
0
11
27
0
33
33
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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