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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 13 May 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 9 | |
41 | 75 | 113 | 129 | 168 | 115 | 86 | 69 | 55 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | |
High Tide | 9:12AM4.00m | 9:43PM4.38m | 10:08AM4.38m | 10:33PM4.75m | 10:57AM4.77m | 11:19PM5.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM1.22m | 3:15PM0.95m | 3:45AM0.85m | 4:03PM0.64m | 4:30AM0.50m | 4:48PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 86 | 69 | 55 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | W 9 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 41 | 75 | 113 | 129 | 168 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 328 | 289 | 869 | 882 | 934 | 860 | 400 | 400 | 239 | 239 | 850 | 966 | 52 | 68 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 268 | 401 | 159 | 400 | 354 | 226 | 226 |
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