Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 12PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)34444418171616165566776667776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)671012172132296712412583131232355389388214174339444571471307
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
40
SSE
50
SSE
35
SSW
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
4.68
12:15AM
4.76
12:25PM
4.82
12:48AM
4.89
12:58PM
4.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.88
5:46PM
0.54
6:03AM
0.75
6:21PM
0.42
6:39AM
0.68
6:55PM
0.35
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--7:54-------7:52-------7:52-----
Sunset----4:30-------4:31-------4:34---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-------1451-421--
Temp. °C1010109109109998899988879991010
Feels °C (?)6765645433010-1-1-1-20-20-2-112
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