Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Camber Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
W
12
0.4
SE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
2
2
17
12
9
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:49AM6.12m
10:11PM6.42m
10:33AM6.49m
10:51PM6.76m
11:12AM6.81m
11:29PM7.02m
Low Tide
4:47PM1.39m
5:13AM1.15m
5:32PM1.10m
5:54AM0.89m
6:11PM0.90m
6:29AM0.73m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:12
8:14
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
14
13
12
10
9
10
13
16
17
15
13
11
10
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
4
6
5
4
2
1
2
5
10
12
11
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
W
12
0.4
SE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2
ENE
6
2.1
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
80
107
155
205
248
229
275
320
272
249
216
171
138
109
83
100
100
53
22
15
11
17
12
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
357
398
424
363
363
357
467
467
479
332
467
468
467
470
396
332
340
287
242
237
237
250
211
289
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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