Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 10 | 77 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 61 | 50 | 50 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 60 | 39 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 00:39AM5.27m | 1:00PM5.39m | 1:16AM5.31m | 1:36PM5.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.28m | 6:33AM0.04m | 6:54PM0.19m | 7:09AM0.06m | 7:28PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 10 | 77 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 61 | 50 | 50 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 60 | 39 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 95 | 25 | 42 | 139 | 42 | 323 | 407 | 323 | 323 | 304 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 256 | 256 | 317 | 82 | 52 |
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