Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (05 May)--
Evening (05 May)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
7
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.1
W
9
0.3
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:04PM6.82m
2:20AM6.68m
2:39PM6.53m
2:56AM6.35m
3:16PM6.19m
3:35AM5.98m
Low Tide
8:40AM1.00m
8:58PM1.18m
9:16AM1.24m
9:36PM1.45m
9:56AM1.52m
10:19PM1.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:24
5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:22
8:24
8:25
8:28
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
11
10
10
9
8
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
3
5
7
9
9
7
6
7
7
9
9
10
9
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
18
5
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
12
12
12
17
24
26
25
16
10
11
11
10
10
6
4
5
1
1
3
7
7
3
1
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)
485
730
485
487
502
502
663
684
470
678
525
407
177
179
110
226
322
495
688
602
497
322
322
322
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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