Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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 2.0°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 1AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s 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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
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
0.1
W
12
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
off
High Tide
4:00PM5.84m
4:23AM5.62m
4:55PM5.54m
5:26AM5.35m
6:08PM5.39m
6:48AM5.32m
Low Tide
11:07PM1.98m
11:32AM2.00m
00:03AM2.13m
12:30PM2.10m
1:05AM2.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:30
8:30
8:32
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
10
9
11
10
11
9
10
9
9
11
11
8
6
5
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
-1
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
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
W
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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)
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
7
9
7
7
3
3
3
14
49
61
70
92
126
178
224
269
275
275
210
115
49
23
11
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
2
1
1
Distance (km)
431
404
404
376
376
376
404
404
414
433
467
513
484
484
751
515
407
366
272
314
261
312
478
312
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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