Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 4AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 20 | 90 | 52 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:21AM3.71m | 4:40PM3.58m | 5:17AM3.45m | 5:45PM3.35m | 6:44AM3.34m | 7:24PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM1.79m | 11:14PM1.79m | 12:04PM1.98m | 00:49AM1.85m | 1:34PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | N 4 | — | W 10 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | NW 5 | — | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 48 | — | 90 | 52 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 260 | 269 | 151 | 151 | 402 | 339 | 150 | 205 | 145 | 201 | 243 | 167 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 139 | 155 | 239 | 256 | 317 | 304 | 260 | 266 |
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