Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fairlight today?

The current surf forecast for Fairlight at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Fairlight. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.2
WSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)56661010101045556677776516556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5512233201011111015805187129328550432419286633026565862
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
35
W
20
WSW
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
5.15
7:45AM
5.32
8:19PM
5.28
8:43AM
5.50
9:12PM
5.54
9:32AM
5.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
2.37
2:06PM
2.26
2:39AM
2.32
3:20PM
2.08
3:49AM
2.08
4:19PM
1.77
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----7:54-------7:52-------7:52---
Sunset------4:17-------4:19-------4:21-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
121-----12---4552-------
Temp. °C1087667710109999899106788999
Feels °C (?)6322333542322-1111-2231234
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