Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 41 | 54 | 72 | 74 | 97 | 188 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 47 | 52 | 84 | 96 | 94 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:32AM4.68m | 3:53PM4.62m | 4:09AM4.31m | 4:29PM4.24m | 4:48AM3.93m | 5:10PM3.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.72m | 9:58PM0.97m | 10:13AM1.08m | 10:42PM1.29m | 11:01AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 41 | 54 | 72 | 74 | 97 | 188 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 47 | 52 | 84 | 96 | 94 | 235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 265 | 353 | 669 | 669 | 405 | 405 | 42 | 256 | 256 | 142 | 142 | 401 | 82 | 82 | 323 | 306 | 256 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 239 | 59 |
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