Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 3PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 5 | — | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 41 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:53AM4.23m | 00:04AM4.38m | 12:28PM4.47m | 00:38AM4.58m | 1:02PM4.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM1.15m | 5:55AM0.82m | 6:13PM0.97m | 6:32AM0.63m | 6:49PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 41 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 159 | 159 | 206 | 162 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 318 | 318 | 323 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 323 | 323 | 281 | 323 | 405 | 405 | 836 |
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