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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 7PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:42AM3.85m | 9:14PM4.11m | 9:43AM3.99m | 10:05PM4.24m | 10:31AM4.17m | 10:48PM4.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM1.24m | 3:13AM1.21m | 3:29PM1.17m | 3:57AM1.06m | 4:12PM1.08m | 4:36AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 166 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 211 | 211 | 324 | 318 | 354 | 354 | 277 | 354 |
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