Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SW
0.6
WSW
1
W
0.8
WSW
1
W
0.6
WSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)109998113454615151514141414555556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17141212115835273026222154545332358386595294282
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
S
40
SW
40
W
40
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
3.89
4:31PM
3.71
4:51AM
3.60
5:28PM
3.44
5:57AM
3.37
6:57PM
3.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.46
10:14AM
1.54
10:42PM
1.77
11:26AM
1.79
12:14AM
1.97
1:02PM
1.84
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:20-------6:18-------6:16----
Sunset-------7:45-------7:47-------7:50
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191717161515151086656788910101110899
Feels °C (?)191615151311931-3-10324333341-2-10
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