Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 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 (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 7AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s 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 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
5
1.8
SSW
6
2.3
SW
6
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
2.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
14
81
202
223
202
224
146
98
197
418
1161
1313
791
488
294
163
47
56
35
34
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:53PM6.79m
12:12PM7.05m
00:27AM7.16m
12:46PM7.41m
1:02AM7.45m
1:20PM7.65m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.69m
7:10PM0.62m
7:26AM0.39m
7:46PM0.37m
8:01AM0.24m
8:21PM0.26m
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6:03
6:03
6:05
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7:52
7:50
7:46
 mm
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
19
21
20
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
16
13
12
13
13
13
14
12
12
13
10
12
11
12
14
15
15
16
16
14
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