Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 1AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 2s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 3 | E 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | SE 3 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42PM5.33m | 1:58AM5.26m | 2:26PM5.29m | 2:42AM5.13m | 3:09PM5.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.37m | 8:00AM0.06m | 8:26PM0.45m | 8:46AM0.21m | 9:13PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | S 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 478 | 489 | 139 | 434 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 1898 | 1898 | 532 | 532 | 465 | 472 | 603 | 603 | 472 | 472 | 472 | |
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