Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
SW
15
0.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
10
9
10
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
6
10
9
171
71
67
42
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
0
W
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
0
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:04PM3.92m
6:55AM3.74m
7:41PM3.79m
8:43AM3.83m
9:19PM4.00m
Low Tide
11:50AM1.43m
00:42AM1.43m
1:24PM1.55m
2:12AM1.35m
2:50PM1.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
21
19
17
19
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
14
15
17
18
19
22
17
15
17
16
15
13
14
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