Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 7PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.6
SW
3
0.4
WSW
8
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
5
1.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
6
6
9
24
24
32
55
84
88
95
115
266
275
178
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
W
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:14PM4.86m
3:27AM4.66m
3:51PM4.73m
4:07AM4.49m
4:33PM4.54m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.49m
9:09PM0.78m
9:24AM0.62m
9:50PM0.90m
10:07AM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
26
25
22
21
20
19
21
21
21
21
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
16
Feels °C
20
21
24
23
21
22
19
17
19
18
18
18
16
15
13
12
13
13
12
13
10
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