Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
8.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (16 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
ESE
1
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)678888888888888899883456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0344418385404424361365344302270100675133241615147837140344
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
6.14
10:35AM
6.38
10:57PM
6.64
11:12AM
6.84
11:32PM
7.10
11:47AM
7.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.37
5:27PM
0.97
5:48AM
0.91
6:05PM
0.55
6:25AM
0.53
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----7:07-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset------5:14-------5:15-------5:17-
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C877778876753356532234554
Feels °C (?)-1-2-1-1-2-10-2-2-1-3-7-5-3-10-3-3-4-4-4-5-6-8
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