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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.4° 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 2AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 11 | SW 10 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:20PM4.70m | 11:39AM4.66m | 11:55PM4.83m | 12:13PM4.78m | 00:27AM4.88m | 12:46PM4.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.78m | 5:11AM0.70m | 5:24PM0.66m | 5:44AM0.56m | 5:57PM0.59m | 6:16AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 3 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 93 | 84 | 80 | 96 | 102 | 112 | 131 | 111 | 61 | 29 | 26 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 397 | 399 | 394 | 272 | 268 | 324 | 212 | 173 | 159 | 159 | 166 | 172 | 159 | 262 | 276 | 354 | 323 | 212 | 213 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 159 |
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