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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | |
8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:33PM4.75m | 10:57AM4.77m | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:44AM5.08m | 00:04AM5.27m | 12:30PM5.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.64m | 4:30AM0.50m | 4:48PM0.37m | 5:14AM0.21m | 5:33PM0.18m | 5:58AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | — | W 5 | SW 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 7 | W 7 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 932 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 401 | 354 | 400 | 400 | 404 | 226 | 205 | 153 | 153 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 266 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 289 | |
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