Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.0°C
4.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 3PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (29 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
5
1.8
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
218
618
962
1064
671
373
253
176
54
92
92
185
396
485
402
276
223
125
73
40
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
SSW
55
SW
50
WSW
40
W
40
W
30
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:07PM5.06m
1:18AM5.04m
1:39PM5.17m
1:51AM5.10m
2:12PM5.18m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.45m
7:12AM0.19m
7:30PM0.37m
7:44AM0.18m
8:04PM0.38m
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
2
6
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
16
Feels °C
12
14
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
9
9
10
11
13
14
14
13
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