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Cambo Sands Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.9° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cambo Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
138 | 131 | 82 | 56 | 53 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:11AM4.49m | 5:55PM4.37m | 6:06AM4.33m | 6:57PM4.09m | 7:05AM4.16m | 8:04PM3.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.14m | 11:45PM0.80m | 12:17PM0.33m | 00:38AM1.10m | 1:19PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | 9:31 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | N 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 138 | 131 | 82 | 56 | 53 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 45 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 260 | 260 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 209 | 58 |
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