Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 May 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
11.7° 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 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
21
12
8
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
E
5
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
0
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:04AM7.18m
12:23PM7.16m
00:38AM7.22m
12:57PM7.16m
1:12AM7.14m
1:30PM7.04m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.66m
7:18PM0.76m
7:34AM0.69m
7:50PM0.82m
8:06AM0.81m
8:23PM0.96m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:28
5:26
5:26
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8:17
8:20
8:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
14
15
16
14
14
14
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
11
9
9
12
12
13
12
12
11
8
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
11
11
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
9
21
12
8
5
4
2
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
237
237
287
430
294
294
405
404
404
405
405
468
504
663
487
447
412
378
351
337
315
396
447
396
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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