Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
2.1
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.3
SW
9
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
45
63
71
129
373
452
560
344
193
111
57
40
34
22
16
13
4
22
32
37
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:39PM5.17m
1:51AM5.10m
2:12PM5.18m
2:26AM5.05m
2:47PM5.09m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.19m
7:30PM0.37m
7:44AM0.18m
8:04PM0.38m
8:18AM0.27m
8:39PM0.48m
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cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
12
9
10
10
11
13
15
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
15
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