Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
90
122
105
124
94
45
27
22
22
21
17
63
80
51
52
13
10
7
4
3
2
1
Wind (km/h)
25
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:27AM3.71m
10:44PM3.90m
11:14AM3.96m
11:27PM4.15m
11:53AM4.23m
Low Tide
3:39AM1.47m
4:00PM1.53m
4:30AM1.27m
4:50PM1.34m
5:15AM1.05m
5:33PM1.15m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
20
23
25
23
18
16
14
14
18
20
20
21
23
20
19
18
20
22
23
24
24
Feels °C
14
15
16
17
20
17
12
12
10
11
14
15
15
15
21
19
20
19
20
21
22
24
25
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