Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 75 | 163 | 395 | 844 | 1012 | 784 | 663 | 533 | 427 | 599 | 440 | 233 | 149 | 181 | 135 | 432 | 1103 | 1168 | 561 | 91 | 1422 | 998 | 616 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:29AM3.51m | 8:55PM3.55m | 9:32AM3.86m | 9:50PM3.92m | 10:15AM4.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM1.69m | 2:38PM1.69m | 2:59AM1.41m | 3:27PM1.36m | 3:43AM1.07m | 4:08PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 51 | — | 128 | 188 | 561 | 91 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 221 | 71 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | N 3 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 75 | 163 | 395 | 844 | 1012 | 784 | 663 | 533 | 427 | 599 | 440 | 233 | 149 | 181 | 135 | 432 | 1103 | 1168 | 5 | 333 | 1422 | 998 | 616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 217 | 268 | 76 | 410 | 378 | 411 | 469 | 31 | 306 | 306 | 102 | 296 | 147 | 305 | 528 | 420 | 228 | 70 | 386 | 328 | 740 | 850 | 671 |
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