Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM5.28m | 00:58AM5.30m | 1:24PM5.41m | 1:39AM5.33m | 2:03PM5.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.11m | 6:36PM0.34m | 6:57AM-0.02m | 7:19PM0.26m | 7:38AM-0.01m | 8:00PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | WSW 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | — | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 26 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 139 | 275 | 405 | 317 | 155 | 52 | 95 | 256 | 257 | 317 | 405 | 354 | 354 | 159 | 256 | 256 | 401 | 416 | 494 | 402 | 401 |
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