Cambo Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
238
273
319
238
113
109
233
273
178
152
135
132
132
110
96
94
74
72
45
44
43
31
23
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
W
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:12AM3.30m
9:44PM3.15m
10:34AM3.17m
11:06PM3.17m
11:54AM3.23m
Low Tide
2:17AM1.53m
2:55PM1.75m
3:36AM1.72m
4:31PM1.88m
5:24AM1.70m
6:05PM1.77m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:31
8:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
13
16
18
16
16
14
13
14
17
18
17
18
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
9
8
9
10
12
16
14
14
11
9
11
14
15
13
15
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