Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 7PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.1
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)14131312121414141413510104444101211101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87766884430220000251110988
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
5.06
3:19AM
4.87
3:48PM
4.69
4:09AM
4.47
4:44PM
4.28
5:10AM
4.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.24
8:53PM
0.55
9:19AM
0.58
9:48PM
0.96
10:21AM
0.96
11:00PM
1.33
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:52-------5:50
Sunset---8:06-------8:07-------8:08----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C81111108888101213111011109111314118777
Feels °C (?)243200012454354356751012
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