
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 4PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 92 | 92 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57AM3.45m | 8:34PM3.59m | 9:24AM3.50m | 9:50PM3.69m | 10:27AM3.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM1.68m | 2:41AM1.58m | 3:04PM1.65m | 3:39AM1.47m | 4:00PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 92 | 92 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 994 | 629 | 638 | 551 | 556 | 669 | 536 | 669 | 669 | 416 | 488 | 494 | 494 | 619 | 860 | 318 | 318 | 15 | |||
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