Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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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
12.3° 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 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (01 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (01 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
S
4
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
SE
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
21
18
14
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
2
4
5
14
26
17
8
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
S
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55PM4.83m
12:13PM4.78m
00:27AM4.88m
12:46PM4.83m
00:59AM4.86m
1:18PM4.80m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.56m
5:57PM0.59m
6:16AM0.49m
6:30PM0.58m
6:47AM0.49m
7:02PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:37
5:35
5:33
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8:22
8:22
8:24
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
13
14
14
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
9
8
8
9
11
11
12
11
9
9
9
11
11
12
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
3
2
1
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
SSW
10
0.4
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
37
21
18
14
5
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
9
2
4
5
14
26
17
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
139
68
237
303
303
355
320
300
159
159
211
346
211
323
318
323
323
323
324
407
354
354
311
257
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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