Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.4° 

Camber 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 Camber Sands today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
3
1.1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
359
204
131
78
68
40
25
14
7
42
92
93
97
123
128
171
216
229
171
136
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
3:38PM6.38m
3:57AM6.02m
4:17PM5.81m
4:41AM5.46m
5:09PM5.26m
Low Tide
10:06AM1.34m
10:26PM1.56m
10:43AM1.80m
11:07PM2.01m
11:29AM2.23m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:02
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
20
19
15
13
13
12
14
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
10
11
14
15
11
9
9
8
10
12
10
10
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
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