Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
20.7° C
3.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
58
85
92
115
143
159
205
247
42
18
14
9
7
3
6
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
10
WSW
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:41AM5.92m
5:05PM5.79m
5:34AM5.41m
6:06PM5.31m
6:48AM5.04m
7:31PM5.06m
Low Tide
11:07PM1.52m
11:22AM1.77m
11:47PM1.96m
12:06PM2.19m
00:38AM2.34m
1:05PM2.52m
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
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8:07
8:06
8:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
19
20
19
18
18
15
13
13
16
19
20
18
16
15
14
13
16
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
13
12
13
15
12
10
10
12
15
19
16
12
12
11
9
12
16
16
14
16
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