Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.6
SE
4
0.6
S
4
1.1
SW
4
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
5
1
4
4
4
4
13
11
45
136
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
N
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:30PM5.37m
5:03AM5.16m
5:41PM4.97m
6:36AM4.94m
7:27PM4.94m
Low Tide
11:06AM2.17m
11:34PM2.28m
12:07PM2.44m
00:41AM2.46m
1:21PM2.50m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:22
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7:24
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7:26
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5:59
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5:57
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5:54
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 mm
3
5
3
2
1
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1
4
1
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Temp °C
11
13
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
13
15
14
12
Feels °C
6
5
4
5
8
9
7
8
7
9
8
10
10
10
8
6
6
10
13
7
7
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