Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 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
8.3° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)115654555666610111010105555566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10283524228719811586542411101111101052725244133222290
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
5.30
6:38AM
5.41
7:16PM
5.26
7:44AM
5.42
8:17PM
5.39
8:40AM
5.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
2.26
12:56PM
2.27
1:24AM
2.41
2:11PM
2.30
2:47AM
2.36
3:28PM
2.11
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:52---
Sunset------4:15-------4:16-------4:17-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1212-11---------1325
Temp. °C101010101010910966556781010988899
Feels °C (?)556654346121233553421032
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