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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 5PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | SW 6 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 64 | 57 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:57AM4.77m | 11:19PM5.06m | 11:44AM5.08m | 00:04AM5.27m | 12:30PM5.29m | 00:49AM5.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.37m | 5:14AM0.21m | 5:33PM0.18m | 5:58AM0.02m | 6:19PM0.11m | 6:43AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:47 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 15 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 64 | 57 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 400 | 472 | 360 | 226 | 205 | 205 | 226 | 226 | 260 | 260 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 239 | 59 | 266 | 260 | 327 | 132 | 132 | 323 | 305 | 102 |
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