Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 3AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | E 4 | SW 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:27PM4.82m | 11:58AM5.00m | 00:14AM5.12m | 12:43PM5.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.78m | 5:25AM0.36m | 5:50PM0.52m | 6:13AM0.11m | 6:36PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 3 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 679 | 373 | 310 | 262 | 145 | 139 | 211 | 159 | 159 | 275 | 159 | 159 | 82 | 95 | 139 | 318 | 405 | 400 | 263 |
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