Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 May 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (26 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.3
SE
3
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
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
4
2
1
0
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21AM5.71m
8:48PM5.96m
9:16AM5.94m
9:37PM6.18m
10:01AM6.19m
Low Tide
2:34AM1.79m
3:02PM1.85m
3:38AM1.68m
4:03PM1.73m
4:32AM1.52m
4:54PM1.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:54
8:55
1
Temp °C
26
24
23
23
25
25
26
25
25
23
19
20
22
20
18
16
17
16
15
17
21
22
23
24
25
23
22
22
24
24
25
25
24
21
16
17
18
15
13
11
13
13
12
14
19
20
22
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
2
2
1
Swell 2
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
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
3
9
36
73
67
35
15
9
7
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
214
220
211
211
237
237
237
211
211
211
211
211
237
237
292
242
211
211
211
294
396
353
431
413
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
9
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