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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
11.7° 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 12AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | W 10 | W 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 3:48PM4.69m | 4:09AM4.47m | 4:44PM4.28m | 5:10AM4.07m | 5:55PM3.95m | 6:29AM3.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.96m | 10:21AM0.96m | 11:00PM1.33m | 11:40AM1.26m | 00:28AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 394 | 401 | 424 | 404 | 399 | 399 | 401 | 275 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 235 | 128 | 311 | 315 | 172 | 166 | 159 | 95 | 82 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
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