Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 8AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 54 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 96 | 101 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:18AM5.23m | 2:41PM5.23m | 2:55AM5.00m | 3:17PM4.96m | 3:32AM4.68m | 3:53PM4.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.14m | 8:39PM0.44m | 8:54AM0.39m | 9:18PM0.68m | 9:33AM0.72m | 9:58PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 54 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 96 | 101 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 162 | 159 | 159 | 428 | 668 | 663 | 402 | 401 | 488 | 488 | 570 | 494 | 620 | 405 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 305 | 416 | 353 | 669 | 669 | 125 |
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