Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38AM4.03m | 3:54PM3.88m | 4:21AM3.71m | 4:40PM3.58m | 5:17AM3.45m | 5:45PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM1.47m | 10:00PM1.52m | 10:31AM1.79m | 11:14PM1.79m | 12:04PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | N 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 95 | 82 | 82 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 260 | 260 | 269 | 271 | 151 | 352 | 151 | 163 | 139 | 212 | 206 | 167 | 159 | 159 | 155 |
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