Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 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
6.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 6AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.8
ENE
3
E
3.5
E
4
ESE
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
4.5
E
5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
Period(s) (?)788881091010101111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)603616679652850647138622542985402543824876518354055204520454266143650157825058537748424546
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
40
ESE
50
ESE
55
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
4.16
3:47PM
4.56
4:20AM
4.16
4:21PM
4.55
4:56AM
4.12
4:58PM
4.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
0.29
9:33AM
0.67
10:01PM
0.22
10:07AM
0.68
10:36PM
0.23
10:43AM
0.75
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----8:26-------8:23-------8:22---
Sunset------4:16-------4:19-------4:21-
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----2--211111113211-1211
Temp. °C877777778776665445554554
Feels °C (?)-2-3-3-1-10-2-4-3-5-4-6-7-7-8-9-9-9-9-7-8-7-6-8
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