Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.5° 

Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
3
7
12
10
23
21
20
19
17
17
7
6
6
9
6
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:53PM3.65m
10:23AM3.88m
10:35PM4.02m
10:59AM4.28m
Low Tide
3:18PM1.70m
3:43AM1.39m
4:06PM1.37m
4:25AM1.03m
4:46PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:57
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
21
23
20
17
16
15
14
16
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
19
20
17
13
12
13
12
14
14
15
15
15
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