Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Camber Sands today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 5PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Camber Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 64 | 110 | 119 | 88 | 58 | 123 | 98 | 43 | 44 | 80 | 87 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59PM7.31m | 3:18AM6.93m | 3:38PM6.86m | 3:58AM6.45m | 4:19PM6.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.42m | 9:57PM0.62m | 10:11AM0.84m | 10:32PM1.06m | 10:45AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 52 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | N 6 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 64 | 110 | 119 | 88 | — | 123 | 98 | 43 | 44 | 80 | 87 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 663 | 707 | 489 | 209 | 489 | 489 | 342 | 421 | 421 | 903 | 407 | 153 | 136 | 342 | 342 | 383 | 383 | 315 | 331 | 177 |
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