Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 11PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 9 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 233 | 192 | 64 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 35 | 94 | 69 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:33PM4.54m | 4:53AM4.27m | 5:22PM4.30m | 5:49AM4.03m | 6:24PM4.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM1.06m | 11:01AM1.05m | 11:42PM1.23m | 12:11PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 9 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 136 | 64 | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 3 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | SW 5 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 221 | 233 | 192 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 35 | 94 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 716 | 405 | 52 | 397 | 257 | 305 | 360 | 353 | 472 | 410 | 266 | 53 | 162 | 260 | 266 | 289 | 346 | 346 | 328 |
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