Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
20.4° C
4.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 11AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
25
25
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
30
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:36AM3.60m
7:10PM3.67m
7:57AM3.45m
8:34PM3.59m
9:24AM3.50m
9:50PM3.69m
Low Tide
1:00PM1.59m
1:40AM1.59m
2:03PM1.68m
2:41AM1.58m
3:04PM1.65m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
22
22
21
20
17
16
21
22
23
23
19
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
17
14
14
18
17
17
18
15
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