Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
1
ESE
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)165515566788135181716161514141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)715151542820181817172644831081256255542917171767
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
4.50
10:50PM
4.78
11:03AM
4.87
11:24PM
5.13
11:38AM
5.17
11:59PM
5.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.98
4:20PM
0.59
4:41AM
0.62
4:56PM
0.26
5:16AM
0.32
5:31PM
0.03
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--6:11-------6:09-------6:07-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:09-------6:12--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C109991012131210109101112101010981213101010
Feels °C (?)543468986522463443278445
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