Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 4AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0.5
ENE
4
0.1
W
8
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
W
8
0.6
WSW
3
1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
2
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
6
2
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
1.8
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
5
5
5
8
34
80
138
287
255
289
263
178
284
293
247
539
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17PM6.35m
11:38AM6.61m
11:53PM6.79m
12:12PM7.05m
00:27AM7.16m
12:46PM7.41m
Low Tide
6:14AM1.10m
6:34PM1.00m
6:51AM0.69m
7:10PM0.62m
7:26AM0.39m
7:46PM0.37m
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
1
9
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
20
18
20
22
21
20
19
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
19
20
21
22
19
20
17
16
17
16
16
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
14
12
11
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