Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairlight today?

The current surf forecast for Fairlight at 4AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)--
Evening (27 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
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 (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.1
W
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.1
W
0.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)677121245511666616166677771345
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)455330002322214121010141615999300
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
5.48
6:14PM
5.33
7:00AM
5.36
7:46PM
5.50
8:20AM
5.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
2.04
12:28PM
2.08
1:15AM
2.18
2:02PM
2.02
2:45AM
1.92
3:18PM
1.64
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---5:45-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset-------6:20-------6:22-------6:23
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-12-----1---------
Temp. °C8887789910864589764334778
Feels °C (?)54422123631-3-200-1-1-2-3-201-10
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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