Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
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)
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
131
172
53
32
18
9
12
12
7
7
26
19
56
67
67
69
64
52
58
44
42
35
58
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:59PM5.09m
12:23PM5.28m
00:39AM5.27m
1:00PM5.39m
1:16AM5.31m
1:36PM5.36m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.15m
6:17PM0.28m
6:33AM0.04m
6:54PM0.19m
7:09AM0.06m
7:28PM0.22m
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
2
1
5
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
20
21
20
20
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
20
22
21
20
Feels °C
12
14
15
16
18
17
16
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
15
18
19
20
19
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