Cambo Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cambo Sands today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
20
57
105
136
167
91
69
49
26
18
14
8
8
3
3
3
3
2
6
2
3
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
00:54AM3.91m
1:06PM3.98m
1:34AM4.00m
1:50PM4.04m
2:11AM4.06m
2:30PM4.08m
Low Tide
6:59AM1.13m
7:19PM0.86m
7:38AM0.96m
7:56PM0.84m
8:15AM0.81m
8:32PM0.83m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:33
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:42
9:43
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
17
15
14
13
12
11
13
16
16
17
16
4
5
5
5
6
8
10
14
14
10
7
8
8
11
9
10
9
8
7
10
13
12
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
118
91
69
49
26
18
14
8
8
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
SE
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
10
10
10
20
57
105
136
167
1
5
8
9
10
10
8
6
4
2
2
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
244
244
260
260
630
630
630
27
0
95
101
101
281
475
448
209
209
209
209
209
260
260
236
233
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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