Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 3PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 160 | 265 | 396 | 457 | 284 | 178 | 156 | 216 | 427 | 694 | 684 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:05PM4.57m | 00:14AM4.68m | 12:36PM4.85m | 00:46AM4.90m | 1:07PM5.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.74m | 5:51PM0.84m | 6:08AM0.48m | 6:25PM0.61m | 6:40AM0.29m | 6:58PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 4 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | E 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 160 | 265 | 396 | 457 | 284 | 178 | 156 | 216 | 427 | 694 | 684 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 649 | 649 | 336 | 431 | 354 | 324 | 289 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 374 | 378 | 324 | 304 | 132 | 132 | 419 | 476 | 323 | 353 | 445 | 306 |
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