Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 583 | 755 | 1924 | 1463 | 1011 | 307 | 176 | 232 | 178 | 228 | 816 | 1778 | 2915 | 2582 | 1482 | 1100 | 905 | 699 | 573 | 434 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:15AM4.26m | 10:32PM4.31m | 10:53AM4.65m | 11:10PM4.69m | 11:29AM4.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.99m | 4:23AM0.73m | 4:46PM0.63m | 5:01AM0.42m | 5:22PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — |
mm | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 497 | 649 | — | — | — | 307 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 583 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 755 | 1924 | 1463 | 1011 | 100 | 54 | 232 | 178 | 228 | 816 | 1778 | 2915 | 2582 | 1482 | 1100 | 905 | 699 | 573 | 434 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 328 | 328 | 850 | 533 | 533 | 306 | 280 | 289 | 817 | 845 | 830 | 830 | 828 | 801 | 801 | 400 | 830 | 400 | 400 | 165 |
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