Closest city: Rye
Closest airport: London Gatwick
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Rating
Spot info
Clean golden sands. Here you will find the only sand dunes in Southeast England. On low tide the beach is very wide, so you have to walk for about 200m to the water line. Plenty of launch space, plenty of room for buggies, very busy in summer, so advisory to go to the far ends away from the car park and people. The beach itself is huge, there is plenty of space. At the top of the beach there is about 30m of soft sand to rig gear up, before a small belt of rounded stones, then more compacted sand which gradually gets damper until you reach the sea. There are also many paths over the dunes for access. The dunes also have grass on them, for laying out wet gear.
Rulez: Surfzone to the east part of the beach.
| Rider level: | Intermediate |
| Type: | Beach |
| Bottom Type: | Sandy, |
| Current: | Medium ( 2-5 knots) |
| Tide: | Best at low tide |
| Dangers: | Other water craft,Visible hazards,Currents, |
| Week frequency: | Don't know |
| Weekend frequency | Don't know |
| Water quality: | Clean |
Access
Trains run from Ashford International to Rye every hour at 24 minutes past. It is then a 1/2 hour walk to Camber sands. Trains return at 48 minutes past the hour from Rye. Trains come from London to Ashford very often. It is signposted from Ashford, which is accessible by the M26/M20, A20 or M2. Buses run from Dover, Folkestone, Hythe, Camber, Rye, allowing you to get off the boat at Dover from the continent easily.
| Distance to city: | Take a car |
| Access time: | Short walk (5-15min) |
| Special access: | No access issues |
Wind, weather and season
Typical British weather. Shorty in the summer, 6mm steamer in winter. Off-season possible. The water temperature isn't too bad due to the depth of the water, it stays above about 14°C for nearly all of the year. However, the air temperature can get very cold at points during the winter, down to minus numbers at points with wind chill.
Sideonshore to onshore. The day usually starts with a very light offshore breeze, which turns as it gets stronger, normally at about 13:00. It then blows until about 18:00. Sailable in southerly wind directions, SE-S-SW all good. There is wind for (on average) 4 days a week all year round.
| Wind type: | Thermal Wind |
| Wind force: | Medium (16 - 25 knots) |
| Wind direction typical: | South |
| Best wind direction: | SouthWest |
| Best direction relative: | Side-onshore |
| Wind starts: | In the afternoon |
| Season: | January-December |
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