Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 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 2.1°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 9AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 May)--
Evening (06 May)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 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
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
N
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.7
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM6.53m
2:56AM6.35m
3:16PM6.19m
3:35AM5.98m
4:00PM5.84m
Low Tide
9:16AM1.24m
9:36PM1.45m
9:56AM1.52m
10:19PM1.73m
10:40AM1.79m
11:07PM1.98m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:22
5:20
5:18
5:16
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8:24
8:25
8:28
8:30
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
15
15
15
14
4
4
4
8
9
8
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
2
8
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
19
14
11
7
3
2
1
4
5
5
3
1
1
1
1
11
18
13
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)
495
502
502
663
504
684
678
407
177
110
314
314
322
506
594
617
322
322
322
322
412
412
441
404
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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