Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
2.4
SW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.5
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)777888887777779999988834
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)453490764111712847524443542642021427547294431303015777439
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
4.98
5:47AM
4.91
6:47PM
4.83
7:31AM
4.97
8:12PM
5.14
8:39AM
5.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
2.57
12:25PM
2.62
1:11AM
2.70
2:06PM
2.51
2:51AM
2.41
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------6:16-------6:13-------6:11-
Sunset5:54-------5:57-------5:58-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----14----------1-------
Temp. °C11111111117688764324798665689
Feels °C (?)110-1-1-1-2-1001-1-2-3-1234221221
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