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Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Camber Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 10PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)556766677666656666664566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12014923352332926641255150740230822416712915415813415998752875208191
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
S
35
S
25
SSE
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
7.02
12:25AM
7.19
12:41PM
7.19
1:02AM
7.34
1:18PM
7.25
1:40AM
7.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
0.54
7:29AM
0.62
7:46PM
0.45
8:06AM
0.56
8:22PM
0.47
8:44AM
0.61
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:48-------7:47-------7:45-
Sunset4:25-------4:28-------4:29-------
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---51-242212----------12
Temp. °C999887989101091099998887778
Feels °C (?)11-1-3010-2-1112311122331-1-31
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