Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
68
114
119
103
63
51
58
46
44
22
14
26
27
34
53
65
90
119
128
154
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:38PM6.86m
3:58AM6.45m
4:19PM6.33m
4:41AM5.92m
5:05PM5.79m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.84m
10:32PM1.06m
10:45AM1.30m
11:07PM1.52m
11:22AM1.77m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
24
22
21
19
18
17
18
20
20
19
19
16
15
15
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
17
19
20
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
16
14
15
12
12
12
14
13
14
14
15
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