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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
8.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
SW
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)131212128118444444418416161655667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5952361312229678152224173130127656585124184343481
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
4.49
11:41PM
4.56
11:51AM
4.68
12:15AM
4.76
12:25PM
4.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
1.05
5:10PM
0.73
5:27AM
0.88
5:46PM
0.54
6:03AM
0.75
6:21PM
0.42
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:54-------7:54-------7:52-----
Sunset----4:29-------4:30-------4:31---
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------3
Temp. °C8891010101091010101010109998889998
Feels °C (?)4457776577655543110-2-1-1-2-3
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