Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 6AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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) | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 3 | NE 3 | SE 4 | NNE 3 | — | W 8 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:42AM5.13m | 3:09PM5.14m | 3:24AM4.89m | 3:52PM4.88m | 4:07AM4.57m | 4:34PM4.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.21m | 9:13PM0.61m | 9:32AM0.45m | 10:00PM0.82m | 10:18AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | E 3 | SW 4 | — | SE 4 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | W 7 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 478 | 658 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 283 | 310 | 318 | 409 | 373 | 352 | 352 | 360 | 226 | 226 | 275 | 275 | 472 | 649 | 669 | 404 |
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