Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.3° 

Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 12AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)2s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.6
SW
3
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
8
40
33
13
7
6
6
3
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:49PM3.96m
8:43AM3.90m
9:20PM4.11m
10:06AM4.21m
Low Tide
1:31PM1.36m
2:16AM1.23m
2:49PM1.28m
3:28AM1.00m
3:58PM1.06m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
20
19
22
22
24
23
23
19
18
17
20
22
23
23
19
Feels °C
20
21
18
18
17
16
20
20
18
17
19
16
15
15
18
21
21
20
16
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