Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 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 5PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)566677776555567899577766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11325826523024020513185646361531193746891043702397013683462716
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
7.33
1:09AM
7.41
1:26PM
7.30
1:42AM
7.29
1:58PM
7.13
2:14AM
7.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.36
7:41PM
0.41
7:57AM
0.42
8:11PM
0.53
8:27AM
0.59
8:41PM
0.75
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset---7:31-------7:32-------7:35----
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------1-----
Temp. °C99111111111010111113141311999101098777
Feels °C (?)11445667646741-3023222245
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