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Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Camber Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 6 | |
30 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 105 | 107 | 92 | 115 | 133 | 127 | 77 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:10PM7.87m | 00:31AM7.98m | 12:55PM7.92m | 1:15AM7.90m | 1:40PM7.76m | 2:01AM7.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.19m | 7:36AM0.01m | 8:00PM0.19m | 8:24AM0.10m | 8:48PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | 8:45 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 5 | W 12 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | N 9 | N 8 | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 45 | 12 | — | 47 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 105 | 107 | 92 | 115 | 133 | 127 | 77 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 272 | 272 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 315 | 315 | 342 | 404 | 384 | 384 | 220 | 211 | 614 | 614 | 722 | 684 | 773 | 733 | 315 | 137 | 137 | 533 | 404 |
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