Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairlight today?

The current surf forecast for Fairlight at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)777774555678886777668888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3422821638854285661148413647670443280225183834426161612126
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
45
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassonononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
7.41
1:26PM
7.30
1:42AM
7.29
1:58PM
7.13
2:14AM
7.04
2:31PM
6.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
0.41
7:57AM
0.42
8:11PM
0.53
8:27AM
0.59
8:41PM
0.75
8:57AM
0.85
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---6:26-------6:24-------6:22----
Sunset-------7:32-------7:35-------7:37
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111109111113141312988999877778910
Feels °C (?)4665756742-3-2010333442355
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