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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | W 7 | WSW 3 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | |
59 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:08AM4.38m | 10:33PM4.75m | 10:57AM4.77m | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:44AM5.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.85m | 4:03PM0.64m | 4:30AM0.50m | 4:48PM0.37m | 5:14AM0.21m | 5:33PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | N 3 | — | W 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 59 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 400 | 400 | 70 | 52 | 890 | 1060 | 401 | 172 | 166 | 173 | 397 | 401 | 159 | 401 | 366 | 174 | 205 | 153 | 153 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 |
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