Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.4°C
4.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 1PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
S
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.1
S
8
0.4
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
2
12
6
5
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
1
5
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48AM3.28m
9:24PM3.47m
10:08AM3.55m
10:25PM3.76m
10:55AM3.89m
Low Tide
2:08AM1.80m
2:38PM1.85m
3:17AM1.64m
3:42PM1.66m
4:12AM1.36m
4:33PM1.39m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
17
19
21
21
17
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
14
15
12
12
11
9
11
12
14
14
10
12
12
13
14
14
16
16
16
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