Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | S 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:30PM3.27m | 7:52AM3.21m | 8:42PM3.33m | 9:35AM3.49m | 9:53PM3.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM2.00m | 1:34AM1.90m | 2:12PM1.94m | 2:49AM1.70m | 3:18PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 11 | S 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 239 | 95 | 95 | 239 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 166 | 159 | 159 | 142 | 142 | 159 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 159 | 159 | 159 |
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