Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.6° 

Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.6
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
9
19
21
16
23
8
9
34
71
87
83
88
105
92
120
176
178
159
126
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47PM5.09m
3:03AM4.90m
3:25PM4.88m
3:44AM4.65m
4:07PM4.59m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.27m
8:39PM0.48m
8:56AM0.47m
9:19PM0.68m
9:39AM0.76m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
19
19
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
16
17
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