Camber Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.93° N 0.80° E

Camber Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camber Sands sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Camber Sands at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
WSW
3
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
57
25
24
8
38
42
48
28
12
7
6
3
7
2
1
0
2
1
2
0
2
2
0
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:51AM6.46m
5:19PM6.44m
5:51AM6.10m
6:25PM6.11m
7:06AM5.86m
7:44PM5.98m
Low Tide
11:22PM1.20m
11:41AM1.38m
00:11AM1.48m
12:36PM1.70m
1:14AM1.73m
1:48PM1.92m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:32
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
14
17
20
21
21
20
20
18
17
20
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
15
16
16
16
17
15
16
19
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
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