Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Camber Sands today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Camber Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 24 | 12 | 52 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 77 | 102 | 154 | 176 | 214 | 239 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:19PM6.33m | 4:41AM5.92m | 5:05PM5.79m | 5:34AM5.41m | 6:06PM5.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM1.30m | 11:07PM1.52m | 11:22AM1.77m | 11:47PM1.96m | 12:06PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | W 9 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 6 | N 3 | NE 4 |
41 | 24 | 12 | 52 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 77 | 102 | 154 | 176 | 214 | 239 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 78 | 489 | 650 | 136 | 404 | 421 | 342 | 391 | 567 | 567 | 312 | 305 | 62 | 305 | 246 | 342 | 352 | 237 | 355 | 351 |
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