Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.6° 

Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 6AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
28
27
17
23
6
6
5
5
5
10
13
14
31
59
51
27
12
9
14
11
7
8
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:44PM4.74m
12:04PM4.98m
00:17AM5.01m
12:37PM5.22m
00:51AM5.20m
1:10PM5.34m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.39m
5:55PM0.41m
6:09AM0.17m
6:28PM0.21m
6:43AM0.05m
7:02PM0.11m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
14
15
14
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
16
11
10
10
14
16
14
15
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