Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.5
WSW
5
1.8
SW
6
2
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.7
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
8
3
3
5
2
26
119
222
311
312
203
71
98
143
202
662
941
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:38AM6.61m
11:53PM6.79m
12:12PM7.05m
00:27AM7.16m
12:46PM7.41m
Low Tide
6:34PM1.00m
6:51AM0.69m
7:10PM0.62m
7:26AM0.39m
7:46PM0.37m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
4
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
21
19
18
Feels °C
23
21
20
18
16
15
15
15
17
15
14
12
12
13
12
14
12
12
14
12
11
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