Camber, UK

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Camber Sands at Low Tide
Camber sands. Photo: Segaboyno2010, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Camber

Camber is a town in East Sussex, United Kingdom. From Camber you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Camber sands, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SEN, 71 km away.

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Staying in Camber

  • 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SEN, 71 km, LGW, 73 km, LCY, 82 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Camber.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Camber too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Camber: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Camber sands0.4 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small3 ft37 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, poor4 ft117 kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, fair3 ft108 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, poor3 ft59 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Camber sands: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Camber sands, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct5, too small1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct13, poor3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the west, 15 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct36, fair4 ft6 smushy117kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct8, poor3 ft7 smushy108kJwind from the west, 23 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small3 ft6 smushy59kJwind from the west, 12 knots12°C
Rock-a-nore Hastings16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Hastings1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, poor5 ft139 kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, poor4 ft160 kJwind from the west, 27 knots, poor3 ft68 kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, poor
All readings for Rock-a-nore Hastings: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rock-a-nore Hastings, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct13, poor3 ft4 smushy41kJwind from the west, 17 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor5 ft6 smushy139kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct9, poor4 ft8 smushy160kJwind from the west, 27 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor3 ft6 smushy68kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots12°C
Hastings pier18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Hastings1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, poor5 ft169 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, poor4 ft160 kJwind from the west, 27 knots, poor3 ft68 kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, poor
All readings for Hastings pier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hastings pier, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct13, poor3 ft4 smushy41kJwind from the west, 17 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct27, poor5 ft6 smushy169kJwind from the west, 10 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct9, poor4 ft8 smushy160kJwind from the west, 27 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor3 ft6 smushy68kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots12°C
Greatstone12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in New Romney, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+2 ft12 kJwind from the north, 12 knots1 ft7 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots2 ft15 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots2 ft13 kJwind from the west, 21 knots, offshore4 ft104 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore6 ft239 kJwind from the west, 33 knots, offshore2 ft40 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, offshore
All readings for Greatstone: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Greatstone, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the north, 12 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft5 smushy7kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy13kJwind from the west, 21 knots, offshore14°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small4 ft6 smushy104kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore14°C
Fri 23Oct28, poor6 ft6 smushy239kJwind from the west, 33 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy40kJwind from the west, 16 knots, offshore12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Camber, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Camber

Windsurf near Camber

Dive near Camber

Places to eat near Camber

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits