Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
6
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
SW
3
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
13
24
23
31
56
64
55
59
92
224
299
135
113
47
29
22
12
52
80
38
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:51PM4.73m
4:07AM4.49m
4:33PM4.54m
4:53AM4.27m
5:22PM4.30m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.62m
9:50PM0.90m
10:07AM0.82m
10:39PM1.06m
11:01AM1.05m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
19
21
20
20
17
15
15
14
17
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
15
14
12
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
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