Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 948 | 747 | 505 | 277 | 137 | 71 | 138 | 521 | 1087 | 1866 | 5593 | 2983 | 2546 | 1569 | 1032 | 208 | 168 | 145 | 193 | 177 | 728 | 1739 | 2815 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:32AM3.86m | 9:50PM3.92m | 10:15AM4.26m | 10:32PM4.31m | 10:53AM4.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM1.41m | 3:27PM1.36m | 3:43AM1.07m | 4:08PM0.99m | 4:23AM0.73m | 4:46PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | SW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | 23 | 49 | — | — | — | 1808 | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 525 | 948 | 747 | 505 | 277 | 137 | 71 | 138 | 521 | 1087 | 1866 | 5593 | 2983 | 2546 | 1569 | 1032 | 208 | 87 | 41 | 193 | 177 | 728 | 1739 | 2815 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 533 | 306 | 281 | 102 | 132 | 335 | 410 | 356 | 237 | 246 | 355 | 328 | 328 | 850 | 533 | 533 | 180 | 324 | 284 | 585 | 830 | 830 | 830 |
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