Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 2PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24PM5.41m | 1:39AM5.33m | 2:03PM5.39m | 2:18AM5.23m | 2:41PM5.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM-0.02m | 7:19PM0.26m | 7:38AM-0.01m | 8:00PM0.30m | 8:17AM0.14m | 8:39PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | — | — | — | W 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | — | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 7 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WSW 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | 4 | 10 | 26 | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 256 | 317 | 317 | 275 | 354 | 159 | 397 | 397 | 402 | 416 | 419 | 401 | 354 | 237 | 401 | 318 | 315 | 494 | 673 | 681 | 423 |
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