Camber Sands wind forecast & sea temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Camber Sands: 15 kts ENE, gusts 25, 1.5 m waves, water 13 °C — light, big kites and foils.
7-day forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | |
| Wind | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gusts | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Temperature | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
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Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | |
| Surf (est.) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Primary swell | 0.115s↑ | 0.114s↑ | 0.114s↑ | 0.114s↑ | 0.113s↑ | 0.113s↑ | 0.113s↑ | 0.112s↑ | 0.112s↑ | 0.112s↑ | 0.210s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.35s↑ | 0.26s↑ | 0.25s↑ | 0.25s↑ | 0.25s↑ | 0.15s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.111s↑ | 0.111s↑ | 0.111s↑ | 0.111s↑ | 0.111s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.13s↑ | 0.13s↑ | 0.17s↑ | |||||||||||
| Wind waves | 1.66s↑ | 1.56s↑ | 1.66s↑ | 1.76s↑ | 1.46s↑ | 1.25s↑ | 1.15s↑ | 1.04s↑ | 0.95s↑ | 0.74s↑ | 0.64s↑ | 0.53s↑ | 0.43s↑ | 0.33s↑ | 0.33s↑ | 0.23s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.12s↑ | 0.12s↑ |
| Waves | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Period | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 5s | 6s | 6s | 5s | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s |
| Power | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Groundswell | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Camber, near Rye, East Sussex
- Water: Sea
- Sports: KitesurfWindsurf
- Best wind directions: EESESESSESSSWSW
Camber Sands, near Rye on the East Sussex coast, is a wide sweep of sand a few miles long, backed by the only sand-dune system in the county. At low tide the sea pulls back a very long way and leaves broad flats and channels; when the tide turns it comes back across them quickly, and people have been caught out on the sandbanks. The beach has also seen tragedies, including the drowning of several young men in the summer of 2016, so pay attention to the lifeguard flags and the tide times. Camber is one of the main kitesurfing and windsurfing beaches in the south-east of England. South-westerly winds blow cross-shore and, combined with the shallow water at mid tide, give good conditions for both freestyle and learning, while south-easterlies send in chop and small waves. In the busy summer season zoning separates kites from bathers, and the kite area should be checked locally. Large car parks sit behind the dunes, along with cafés and holiday parks, and Rye's old town and harbour are only a couple of miles inland. The Channel off Camber reaches about 18 °C in August. There is no Camber Sands webcam on our site yet; the wind forecast and sea temperature are below.
No webcam here yet. Closest live cam we know of: Dymchurch (19 km).
Camber Sands FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at Camber Sands?
- Not one we can show right now. This page has the 7-day wind and wave forecast for Camber Sands.
- What wind direction works at Camber Sands?
- It works best in E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW winds.
