Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 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 12PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
1.3
WSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)777455667888777666988884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1598873457170160413606545287247186158784226151914146610
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
7.41
1:26PM
7.30
1:42AM
7.29
1:58PM
7.13
2:14AM
7.04
2:31PM
6.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.42
8:11PM
0.53
8:27AM
0.59
8:41PM
0.75
8:57AM
0.85
9:12PM
1.05
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-6:26-------6:24-------6:22------
Sunset-----7:32-------7:35-------7:37--
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10911111314131110991010988778810111210
Feels °C (?)65756731-1122223444436675
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