Cambo Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 8AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
4
1
1
1
1
3
6
6
12
15
14
21
21
59
31
106
41
136
150
163
213
256
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28AM4.33m
6:58PM3.88m
7:13AM3.95m
7:40PM3.58m
8:05AM3.59m
8:33PM3.32m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.72m
12:30PM0.65m
00:41AM0.97m
1:09PM1.06m
1:24AM1.25m
1:54PM1.44m
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5:45
5:47
5:48
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8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
18
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
14
13
12
12
10
13
11
10
9
9
11
14
13
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
10
8
7
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