Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.1° 

Camber Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Camber Sands today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
16
71
195
196
171
110
58
34
80
184
540
1397
904
601
307
178
56
55
39
28
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:12PM7.05m
00:27AM7.16m
12:46PM7.41m
1:02AM7.45m
1:20PM7.65m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.62m
7:26AM0.39m
7:46PM0.37m
8:01AM0.24m
8:21PM0.26m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:46
 mm
1
5
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
20
19
19
17
17
16
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
15
14
12
13
14
14
15
14
12
15
12
13
11
12
12
15
15
16
16
16
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