Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
11
10
9
9
8
12
20
31
30
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
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
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:44PM4.28m
5:10AM4.07m
5:55PM3.95m
6:29AM3.78m
7:27PM3.83m
8:05AM3.75m
Low Tide
11:00PM1.33m
11:40AM1.26m
00:28AM1.55m
1:07PM1.37m
1:52AM1.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:50
5:48
5:46
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8:08
8:10
8:12
8:14
Temp °C
15
12
9
8
7
7
9
13
14
13
11
9
8
8
9
11
14
14
13
13
12
10
10
12
9
5
2
2
1
2
3
7
8
8
6
4
3
4
5
8
11
11
10
10
7
5
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
Energy kJ
5
11
10
9
9
8
12
20
31
30
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
9
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
22
25
35
27
20
19
18
15
16
10
9
6
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
357
357
382
260
235
114
311
315
237
235
95
159
82
68
68
68
110
159
68
68
68
68
159
211
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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