Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
1.2
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
W
11
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
9
19
26
17
18
4
2
2
2
6
54
27
10
4
2
2
2
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:02PM4.67m
1:11AM4.72m
1:34PM4.81m
1:44AM4.81m
2:07PM4.90m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.83m
7:06AM0.50m
7:24PM0.74m
7:39AM0.43m
7:58PM0.70m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
19
16
16
20
22
22
22
19
17
15
14
19
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
18
17
18
19
16
12
11
16
18
16
16
13
11
10
10
16
15
15
15
17
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