Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
9
9
20
20
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:12PM6.46m
4:42AM6.12m
5:17PM6.03m
5:54AM5.73m
6:34PM5.79m
Low Tide
10:56AM1.06m
11:25PM1.29m
11:51AM1.42m
00:24AM1.58m
12:51PM1.71m
1:28AM1.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
18
19
21
22
23
23
22
20
20
20
22
24
23
21
20
20
21
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
17
17
21
23
24
23
22
20
20
20
22
25
25
23
21
21
22
24
22
23
22
21
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
8
8
9
9
20
20
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
1
1
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)
211
140
140
136
140
163
136
146
136
143
190
146
146
146
146
237
237
237
237
237
237
237
237
237
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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