Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 3AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
8
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
2
3
4
2
2
2
0
0
3
2
3
5
3
4
2
3
2
4
13
28
16
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
ENE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
20
SE
15
S
25
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:38PM5.90m
11:01AM6.13m
11:17PM6.35m
11:38AM6.61m
11:53PM6.79m
12:12PM7.05m
Low Tide
5:33AM1.58m
5:55PM1.45m
6:14AM1.10m
6:34PM1.00m
6:51AM0.69m
7:10PM0.62m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:53
7:52
 mm
4
4
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
21
20
22
21
22
21
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
20
20
22
20
21
20
18
20
17
16
18
18
17
17
18
20
17
14
15
14
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