Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
49
83
131
129
170
178
175
112
97
136
155
190
159
221
337
368
179
114
62
38
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:25PM4.88m
3:44AM4.65m
4:07PM4.59m
4:31AM4.33m
4:57PM4.24m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.47m
9:19PM0.68m
9:39AM0.76m
10:08PM0.96m
10:34AM1.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
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7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
19
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
16
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
17
14
13
11
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