Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 17 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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)81288998811455101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)727151415152124111113111010101092242222
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
7.98
12:33PM
8.02
12:53AM
8.16
1:14PM
8.09
1:34AM
8.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
0.10
7:12AM
-0.09
7:32PM
-0.05
7:54AM
-0.15
8:14PM
-0.00
8:37AM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:54-------5:52--
Sunset-7:53-------7:55-------7:57------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131110111314141210878111111987689
Feels °C (?)8101110877891086324888432123
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