Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 1PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 138 | 391 | 552 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32AM4.25m | 11:42PM4.40m | 12:05PM4.57m | 00:14AM4.68m | 12:36PM4.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM1.05m | 5:14PM1.10m | 5:33AM0.74m | 5:51PM0.84m | 6:08AM0.48m | 6:25PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | — | W 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 138 | 391 | 552 | 589 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 281 | 281 | 349 | 394 | 366 | 394 | 649 | 649 | 649 | 431 | 431 | 354 | 266 | 260 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 410 | 410 | 383 | 360 | 165 |
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