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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | |
61 | 36 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 66 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 68 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 40 | 105 | 178 | 139 | 214 | 236 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:04AM5.27m | 12:30PM5.29m | 00:49AM5.36m | 1:16PM5.35m | 1:35AM5.32m | 2:02PM5.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.02m | 6:19PM0.11m | 6:43AM-0.04m | 7:06PM0.18m | 7:30AM0.04m | 7:55PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | S 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | S 4 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 36 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 66 | — | 18 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 68 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 40 | 105 | 178 | 139 | 214 | 236 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 239 | 231 | 289 | 289 | 327 | 327 | 42 | 328 | 323 | 256 | 317 | 317 | 304 | 147 | 139 | 303 | 663 | 675 | 634 | 666 | 289 | 328 | 132 |
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