Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 8 | WSW 3 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 67 | 110 | 172 | 109 | 60 | 66 | 47 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 38 | 77 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:58AM4.71m | 3:14PM4.59m | 3:31AM4.35m | 3:47PM4.22m | 4:07AM3.98m | 4:25PM3.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.74m | 9:10PM0.90m | 9:27AM1.09m | 9:49PM1.25m | 10:09AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 8 | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | S 4 | S 4 | — | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 7 | 11 | — | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 67 | 110 | 172 | 109 | 8 | 66 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 38 | 77 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 70 | 52 | 49 | 42 | 327 | 289 | 266 | 266 | 323 | 323 | 533 | 405 | 400 | 239 | 265 | 82 | 239 | 323 | 323 | 406 | 406 | 323 |
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