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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 104 | 73 | 75 | 96 | 604 | 595 | 794 | 807 | 142 | 455 | 802 | 486 | 408 | 316 | 309 | 222 | 169 | 121 | 106 | 164 | 69 | 171 | 42 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:59PM 4.06 | 4:37AM 4.08 | 4:59PM 3.78 | 5:41AM 3.88 | 6:12PM 3.61 | 6:54AM 3.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:24PM 1.18 | 11:06AM 1.47 | 11:28PM 1.37 | 12:10PM 1.52 | 12:29AM 1.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - |
| Sunset | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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