Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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
12.6° 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 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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)
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
18
15
9
9
4
9
5
5
4
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
3
30
25
16
12
20
29
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
15
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
E
5
ENE
10
N
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56AM6.67m
10:18PM7.04m
10:42AM7.20m
11:02PM7.51m
11:26AM7.62m
11:47PM7.84m
Low Tide
4:42PM1.05m
5:10AM0.72m
5:34PM0.66m
6:00AM0.34m
6:23PM0.36m
6:48AM0.09m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
8
7
6
6
9
11
11
10
8
8
8
7
10
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
3
4
5
7
5
3
1
1
4
6
7
7
6
5
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
27
18
15
9
9
4
4
5
5
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
9
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
Energy kJ
3
5
5
3
4
1
4
6
1
1
1
3
2
3
30
25
16
12
20
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
146
951
1056
469
469
246
352
467
467
467
469
351
164
110
68
68
177
177
203
203
215
215
215
226
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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