Camber Sands surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.8° 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 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
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
0.1
W
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
2
2
2
2
17
20
10
5
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:11PM6.42m
10:33AM6.49m
10:51PM6.76m
11:12AM6.81m
11:29PM7.02m
11:48AM7.04m
Low Tide
5:13AM1.15m
5:32PM1.10m
5:54AM0.89m
6:11PM0.90m
6:29AM0.73m
6:45PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:14
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
10
8
9
13
16
16
15
13
10
9
10
13
16
18
17
3
3
1
1
3
5
6
5
4
2
0
1
6
10
10
11
8
5
5
6
9
14
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
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
0.1
W
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SE
3
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
9
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
224
229
218
241
238
229
189
138
109
102
100
83
29
28
15
20
14
17
20
10
5
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
363
511
467
479
468
468
468
468
521
472
332
332
287
247
237
237
237
250
237
337
352
421
315
377
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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