Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 05 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 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
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 (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)88877666910888884441717161644
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)310287240160212402611191866666101514292925241413
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
7.13
2:14AM
7.04
2:31PM
6.83
2:46AM
6.69
3:04PM
6.45
3:20AM
6.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
0.59
8:41PM
0.75
8:57AM
0.85
9:12PM
1.05
9:29AM
1.19
9:46PM
1.41
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:20-------6:18
Sunset---7:35-------7:37-------7:37----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1010111098888910111211109912151615131211
Feels °C (?)213445554566865437101110977
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