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Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 Jan 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
9.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairlight today?

The current surf forecast for Fairlight at 3PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)666566661411555516141055510161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22126619414315420718714513191818112394981156794865735616260
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
7.08
2:21AM
7.17
2:41PM
6.90
3:05AM
6.94
3:28PM
6.60
3:54AM
6.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.68
8:54PM
0.62
9:17AM
0.81
9:33PM
0.84
9:59AM
1.02
10:16PM
1.13
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise7:46-------7:45-------7:43-------
Sunset--4:31-------4:34-------4:35-----
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21-----------1-1-2111---
Temp. °C789887777788777876777777
Feels °C (?)-3-1100-1000010-1032-2-2012444
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