Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
1.7
ESE
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
WSW
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)101313131313131212512111010106611111414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15028220517114010882755415122323954138888157137342450352249190
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
E
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
45
E
45
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
25
SSW
20
S
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
4.79
11:53PM
4.97
12:04PM
5.03
12:26AM
5.19
12:37PM
5.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.77
5:26PM
0.38
5:44AM
0.53
5:59PM
0.17
6:18AM
0.37
6:33PM
0.06
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--7:11-------7:09-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:21-------5:22-------5:23---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------33--1791--------
Temp. °C543566544445679987655543
Feels °C (?)-3-4-3132-2-5-5-6-7-6-4-33562-1-100-1-2
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