Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 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
8.2° 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: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
2.2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.3
WSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
0.2
WSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)776666616444155514999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4672731091481058163481423382325212015177777766
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
20
W
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
5.65
9:29AM
5.86
9:54PM
5.97
10:12AM
6.18
10:35PM
6.31
10:51AM
6.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
2.09
4:26PM
1.77
4:50AM
1.73
5:13PM
1.39
5:34AM
1.36
5:54PM
1.03
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:52-------7:50-------7:50---
Sunset------4:20-------4:21-------4:22-
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
33----------------------
Temp. °C98788999999999910999998910
Feels °C (?)233224554345556756666367
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