Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 5AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 41 | 83 | 133 | 163 | 146 | 115 | 52 | 135 | 63 | 83 | 163 | 140 | 114 | 171 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 63 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:51AM5.15m | 1:07PM5.18m | 1:24AM5.08m | 1:39PM5.04m | 1:57AM4.91m | 2:11PM4.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.26m | 6:57PM0.26m | 7:12AM0.36m | 7:29PM0.38m | 7:44AM0.55m | 8:01PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 135 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 73 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 63 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 41 | 83 | 133 | 163 | 146 | 115 | 52 | 55 | 63 | 83 | 163 | 140 | 114 | 171 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 267 | 233 | 267 | 281 | 267 | 142 | 147 | 132 | 132 | 323 | 180 | 402 | 42 | 70 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
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