Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
20.8° C
3.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
49
56
40
24
13
37
59
67
74
88
92
119
183
209
189
77
35
19
9
8
6
6
4
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:58AM6.45m
4:19PM6.33m
4:41AM5.92m
5:05PM5.79m
5:34AM5.41m
6:06PM5.31m
Low Tide
10:32PM1.06m
10:45AM1.30m
11:07PM1.52m
11:22AM1.77m
11:47PM1.96m
12:06PM2.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
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8:09
8:07
8:06
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
17
19
20
18
15
15
15
19
20
20
19
18
16
14
14
16
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
14
11
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
11
10
12
14
15
16
15
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