Littlehampton Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South Coast of England, UK)
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Littlehampton Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NNE
Sea Temperature Today is: 11.1 °C
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Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Wind State | cross- on |
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Littlehampton on the South Coast is a reasonably exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the best wave direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. Watch out for rips / crowds.
Tide Times:
For Littlehampton, 1 km from Littlehampton.
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Littlehampton Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Rustington Waverider, 7 km from Littlehampton.
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Current weather near Littlehampton
Buoy Data:
At Rustington Waverider, 4 miles from Littlehampton.
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Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
Wave height (m) |
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Dominant period (s) | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 10.0 |
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Use this relief map to navigate to South Coast surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Littlehampton
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Littlehampton:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break9 mi
- Second closest break12 mi
- Third closest break13 mi
- Fourth closest break14 mi
- Fifth closest break14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Littlehampton:
- Closest wave buoy4 mi
- Second closest wave buoy14 mi
- Third closest wave buoy19 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy27 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy27 mi
Tide stations nearest to Littlehampton:
- Closest tide stationLittlehampton1 mi
- Second closest tide stationBognor Regis6 mi
- Third closest tide stationWorthing7 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationChichester11 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationSelsey12 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Littlehampton is Gatwick (London) Airport (LGW) in England, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Littlehampton is Southampton Airport (SOU), also in England, 60 km (37 miles) away.
- Third is Heathrow (London) Airport (LHR) in Engalnd, 76 km (47 miles) away.
- City (London) Airport (LCY) in England is 89 km (55 miles) away.
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Littlehampton and is 92 km (57 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Littlehampton, South Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Littlehampton sea temperature, Littlehampton photographs, Littlehampton detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Littlehampton webcams, current wind from South Coast live weather stations and Littlehampton tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Littlehampton.