Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairlight today?

The current surf forecast for Fairlight at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.1
SW
0.3
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)776615614146713131313121255121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261715139884273343333332333333
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
6.44
11:02AM
6.59
11:23PM
6.87
11:42AM
6.96
12:00AM
7.20
12:18PM
7.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
1.18
5:39AM
1.00
5:58PM
0.79
6:19AM
0.64
6:36PM
0.53
6:55AM
0.43
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:33-------6:31--
Sunset-7:24-------7:27-------7:29------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111198778913141313121010111011111010101010
Feels °C (?)55432356111212119779910977676
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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