Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairlight today?

The current surf forecast for Fairlight at 10PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)--
Evening (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
W
1.1
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)-1212123121255667889998888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0333633000354758727694494186342266755648332210
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
55
SW
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
7.46
2:20AM
7.30
2:43PM
6.93
3:07AM
6.69
3:35PM
6.28
4:04AM
6.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
0.58
9:14AM
0.76
9:36PM
1.08
10:04AM
1.28
10:32PM
1.61
11:07AM
1.78
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:50-------5:47--
Sunset-6:14-------6:15-------6:16------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1---11-------
Temp. °C10109999101011111110776877543357
Feels °C (?)66554443310-1-4-3-3-1-2-2-4-5-5-3-1-1
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