Cambo Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.30° N 2.64° W

Cambo Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cambo Sands sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cambo Sands at 2PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
12
6
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47PM3.58m
7:23AM3.48m
7:38PM3.29m
8:32AM3.17m
8:58PM3.10m
Low Tide
12:26PM1.18m
00:44AM1.17m
1:08PM1.54m
1:34AM1.49m
2:05PM1.85m
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:21
7:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
12
13
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
7
10
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
3
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