Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 8AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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)6s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
W
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)6113456666777645556788857
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3962399258236020919913185494149701063075595324322940110
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
7.38
12:53PM
7.33
1:09AM
7.41
1:26PM
7.30
1:42AM
7.29
1:58PM
7.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.41
7:27AM
0.36
7:41PM
0.41
7:57AM
0.42
8:11PM
0.53
8:27AM
0.59
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---6:30-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset-------7:31-------7:32-------7:35
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C88888911111110101011111314131110899109
Feels °C (?)432101444467757841002012
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