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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
10.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 9AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
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 kJ (?) | 103 | 97 | 81 | 77 | 55 | 106 | 103 | 72 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 228 | 69 | 148 | 246 | 440 | 742 | 740 | 553 | 848 | 732 | 1157 | 828 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 3.99 | 9:24PM 3.93 | 9:39AM 4.14 | 10:05PM 4.13 | 10:19AM 4.30 | 10:43PM 4.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:15AM 1.39 | 2:45PM 1.24 | 3:01AM 1.28 | 3:27PM 1.08 | 3:43AM 1.15 | 4:06PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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