Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.6° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

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1 PM
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
1.1
SW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.6
SW
5
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
87
72
73
258
71
84
82
39
35
33
33
14
15
14
12
28
20
20
17
17
11
11
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
2:44AM5.03m
3:04PM4.92m
3:28AM4.72m
3:50PM4.56m
4:19AM4.34m
4:44PM4.16m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.45m
8:58PM0.56m
9:21AM0.81m
9:50PM0.92m
10:21AM1.22m
rain showers
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Temp °C
16
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17
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16
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Feels °C
12
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15
15
16
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