Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 9AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
11
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.6
ESE
4
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
5
6
4
5
4
4
3
3
9
13
13
14
26
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:32PM4.45m
11:08AM4.62m
11:27PM4.82m
11:58AM5.00m
00:14AM5.12m
12:43PM5.28m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.68m
4:57PM0.78m
5:25AM0.36m
5:50PM0.52m
6:13AM0.11m
6:36PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
18
19
23
24
19
19
20
19
21
25
29
30
29
27
25
25
26
23
23
22
24
Feels °C
14
15
13
13
15
19
19
14
15
16
14
16
20
25
26
23
23
22
21
22
21
21
21
23
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