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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 10 | S 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 3 | WSW 10 | SE 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | |
37 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:55PM4.83m | 12:13PM4.78m | 00:27AM4.88m | 12:46PM4.83m | 00:59AM4.86m | 1:18PM4.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.56m | 5:57PM0.59m | 6:16AM0.49m | 6:30PM0.58m | 6:47AM0.49m | 7:02PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSW 10 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 68 | 237 | 303 | 303 | 355 | 320 | 300 | 159 | 159 | 211 | 346 | 211 | 323 | 318 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 324 | 407 | 354 | 354 | 311 | 257 |
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