Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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Camber Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
8.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Camber Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)844444444444455556666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61079101515202120212128435377119253367357298298272263
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
6.65
11:28AM
6.79
11:49PM
6.95
12:04PM
7.02
12:25AM
7.19
12:41PM
7.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
1.04
6:32PM
0.74
6:52AM
0.78
7:09PM
0.54
7:29AM
0.62
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----7:50-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset------4:24-------4:25-------4:28-
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C899999101010999999999988999
Feels °C (?)355544554344333112000-1-10
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