Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
20.9° C
3.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 11AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
7
7
10
15
24
24
37
44
90
139
85
46
44
33
32
40
92
80
125
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:59PM7.31m
3:18AM6.93m
3:38PM6.86m
3:58AM6.45m
4:19PM6.33m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.42m
9:57PM0.62m
10:11AM0.84m
10:32PM1.06m
10:45AM1.30m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
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8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
23
23
21
21
21
18
17
18
22
24
23
21
18
17
16
19
21
19
19
18
Feels °C
21
17
18
21
23
21
21
19
15
14
16
20
20
19
17
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
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