Littlehampton Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Coast of England, UK)

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Littlehampton Surf Guide

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.

Littlehampton Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	12.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Littlehampton:

The best conditions reported for surf at Littlehampton occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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Explore Littlehampton Location Map

Interactive Littlehampton surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Littlehampton Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:17 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off

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Tides at Littlehampton

Current tide and informaton

For Littlehampton, 1 km from Littlehampton.

Next High Water: 02:35am | 4.43m

Next Low Water: 08:28am | 0.92m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Littlehampton Sea Temperature

Mild or warm air temperatures (wind chill 15.0 °C) and rather cooler water temperatures (12.6 °C) at Littlehampton today. Surfers will need a quality spring wetsuit and perhaps a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.