Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.2° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
0.9
WSW
6
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
80
110
53
57
54
51
24
18
16
28
23
28
26
10
35
18
18
11
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:19PM4.00m
10:03AM4.21m
10:26PM4.40m
10:58AM4.65m
Low Tide
2:50PM1.41m
3:26AM1.07m
3:57PM1.11m
4:25AM0.71m
4:51PM0.77m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:30
 mm
6
4
5
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
15
13
12
12
13
17
18
19
17
Feels °C
16
13
12
14
11
10
11
13
12
11
9
8
8
9
9
14
14
15
14
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