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 beginners: 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 beginner 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: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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Camber sands0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

5 ft198 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Camber sands, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	5 ft6 smushy	198kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	23kJ	wind from the west, 26 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	34, poor	4 ft7 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	14°C

Greatstone12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in New Romney, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

6 ft197 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Greatstone, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	6 ft6 smushy	197kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 37 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	14°C

Hastings pier18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in HastingsIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

5 ft182 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hastings pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	5 ft6 smushy	182kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the west, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	4 ft7 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	27, poor	3 ft8 smushy	115kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	14°C

Rock-a-nore Hastings16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in HastingsIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

5 ft182 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rock-a-nore Hastings, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	5 ft6 smushy	182kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the west, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	4 ft7 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 smushy	115kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	14°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

Camber Sands 0.7 km · stays here

Windsurf near Camber

Camber Sands 0.7 km · stays here

Dive near Camber

Caulonia 3.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Camber

Dunes Bar & RestaurantBritish · 0.1 km from the centre
Antonio's PizzeriaPizza · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Aug 2026
Fish me a DishFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Aug 2026
Khan'zIndian · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, May 2025
The Pelican Fish BarFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
The BoathousePizza · 0.7 km from the centre

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

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