Check the Beach

Cambo Sands

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Cambo Sands 1 photo

  • Remains of harbour at Cambo Sands

    Remains of harbour at Cambo Sands. Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:49 pm
8 am
4.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C45°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am149
3.0Poor9 am2113
2.3Poor10 am2515
2.3Poor11 am149
2.0Poor12 pm2113
1.1Poor1 pm2918
1.0Poor2 pm3018
1.0Poor3 pm3018
0.9Poor4 pm3421
0.9Poor5 pm3522
Sat
4.5Fair9 am149
4.4Fair10 am1610
3.6Poor11 am1811
2.7Poor12 pm2012
1.5Poor1 pm3019
1.3Poor2 pm3622
1.2Poor3 pm3421
1.1Poor4 pm3824
1.1Poor5 pm3924
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.8 m. High at 1 am, 1.4 mHigh 1 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 1 am, 1.4 m5 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.4 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 83 km/h52 mph, rain 46%
  • Mon3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 58%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 75 km/h46 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms50 m150 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m270 ft
  • Picnic tables60 m180 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
990 m0.6 miKingsbarns – The Square
Nearest town
1 km0.6 miKingsbarns (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miLeuchars Station (ADX)

Nearby places

  • Harbour Burger KingsbarnsBurger
    80 m270 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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