
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cambo Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
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1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:08PM3.89m | 6:33AM3.85m | 6:47PM3.58m | 7:23AM3.48m | 7:38PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.79m | 00:03AM0.86m | 12:26PM1.18m | 00:44AM1.17m | 1:08PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 267 | 257 | 58 | 45 | 105 | 45 | 155 | 158 | 105 | 160 | 716 | 784 | 831 | 538 | 538 | 538 | 303 | 264 | 848 | 159 | 261 | 655 |
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