
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | W 5 | W 3 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 87 | 155 | 284 | 166 | 128 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:25AM5.00m | 2:42PM4.93m | 2:58AM4.71m | 3:14PM4.59m | 3:31AM4.35m | 3:47PM4.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.43m | 8:36PM0.60m | 8:51AM0.74m | 9:10PM0.90m | 9:27AM1.09m | 9:49PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | SW 8 | W 11 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 8 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 87 | 155 | 284 | 166 | 128 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 405 | 419 | 405 | 850 | 256 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 289 | 260 | 266 | 266 | 469 | 533 | 533 |
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