Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 1PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 95 | 123 | 154 | 164 | 196 | 212 | 193 | 256 | 282 | 226 | 203 | 157 | 103 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:07AM3.98m | 4:25PM3.85m | 4:49AM3.61m | 5:12PM3.51m | 5:50AM3.31m | 6:30PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM1.47m | 10:40PM1.60m | 11:11AM1.81m | 00:00AM1.87m | 12:44PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 50 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 95 | 123 | 154 | 164 | 196 | 212 | 193 | 256 | 282 | 226 | 203 | 157 | 103 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 9 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 273 | 400 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 304 | 323 | 431 | 406 | 324 | 167 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 70 | 132 | 259 | 154 | 139 |
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