Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 3PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.6
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
3
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
9
1.8
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
9
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
8
31
148
224
219
178
119
69
61
168
479
1291
964
686
388
211
203
63
71
84
149
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
50
SW
55
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:36PM4.85m
00:46AM4.90m
1:07PM5.06m
1:18AM5.04m
1:39PM5.17m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.48m
6:25PM0.61m
6:40AM0.29m
6:58PM0.45m
7:12AM0.19m
7:30PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
11
14
11
10
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
12
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