Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 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 1.9°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 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (09 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
0.5
ENE
3
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
25
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23AM5.62m
4:55PM5.54m
5:26AM5.35m
6:08PM5.39m
6:48AM5.32m
7:31PM5.55m
Low Tide
11:32AM2.00m
00:03AM2.13m
12:30PM2.10m
1:05AM2.14m
1:34PM2.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:32
8:34
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
17
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
6
5
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
9
6
5
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
-1
5
4
5
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
21
40
35
49
68
92
126
138
165
161
141
136
100
62
31
17
9
4
3
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)
376
376
412
468
468
377
377
513
468
490
506
769
357
337
272
353
374
400
471
467
467
378
256
68
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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