Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 8AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
1.3
SW
1.7
WSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)55615151514141414555677887716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)342324222154335332304855711644105168237344563353671474989146
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
10
N
0
NE
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
ESE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSW
40
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
3.60
5:28PM
3.44
5:57AM
3.37
6:57PM
3.33
7:39AM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
1.77
11:26AM
1.79
12:14AM
1.97
1:02PM
1.84
1:45AM
1.92
2:18PM
1.66
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---6:18-------6:16-------6:15----
Sunset-------7:47-------7:50-------7:51
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C987667899111111799999999101010
Feels °C (?)301243334545-2-2-1-1-1-1012335
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