
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 66 | 249 | 76 | 137 | 55 | 54 | 240 | 277 | 53 | 71 | 184 | 116 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:27AM5.28m | 1:46PM5.33m | 2:04AM5.22m | 2:24PM5.18m | 2:44AM5.03m | 3:04PM4.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.05m | 7:37PM0.14m | 7:54AM0.19m | 8:15PM0.29m | 8:35AM0.45m | 8:58PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | W 10 | — | SW 14 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 10 | — | S 17 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 14 | 21 | 76 | 137 | 18 | 54 | — | 6 | 53 | 71 | 47 | 116 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | SW 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 55 | 13 | 7 | 55 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 22 | 47 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 6 | — | SSE 4 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
17 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 66 | 249 | 45 | — | 6 | 18 | 240 | 277 | 41 | 35 | 184 | 20 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 139 | 801 | 824 | 326 | 510 | 355 | 307 | 180 | 132 | 147 | 132 | 42 | 42 | 139 | 102 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 49 | 49 | 42 |
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