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Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fairlight surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairlight sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairlight today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairlight at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fairlight. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
24 | 43 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:40PM6.09m | 10:04AM6.08m | 10:22PM6.30m | 10:45AM6.31m | 11:02PM6.49m | 11:23AM6.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM1.73m | 4:26AM1.53m | 4:46PM1.57m | 5:11AM1.36m | 5:30PM1.42m | 5:51AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | W 11 |
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | W 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 43 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 276 | 276 | 278 | 345 | 276 | 276 | 283 | 394 | 484 | 394 | 321 | 439 | 439 | 439 | 414 | 402 | 335 | 324 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 154 | 226 |
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