Littlehampton Surf Break
Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton Surf Guide

Weather Forecast for Littlehampton

Issued: 12 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
16.0° C

3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Littlehampton break guidePhoto by: Oscar Preston

Littlehampton Surf Guide

Littlehampton on the South Coast is a reasonably exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the best wave direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. Watch out for rips / crowds.

Littlehampton Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Littlehampton:

The best conditions reported for surf at Littlehampton occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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Interactive Littlehampton surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Littlehampton is Gatwick (London) Airport (LGW) in England, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Littlehampton is Southampton Airport (SOU), also in England, 60 km (37 miles) away.

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Littlehampton Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 05:34 Local Time
Tuesday 09
4AM7AM10AM1PM
Wave (m)
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
SW
Period (s) 6 6 5 6
Wind (km/h)
20
25
35
35
Wind State cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on

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    Tides at Littlehampton

    Current tide and informaton
    For Littlehampton, 1 km from Littlehampton.
    Next High Water: 05:59am | 3.84m
    Tidal range Clock
    Next Low Water: 12:31pm | 1.29m
    IS AT (local time)

    Littlehampton Sea Temperature

    The Littlehampton water temperature is rather cool (16.0 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

    Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.
    Current Temp*: 16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    Swell History at Littlehampton

    Surf stats for Littlehampton, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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    Wind History at Littlehampton

    Wind stats for Littlehampton, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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