Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.5° 

Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Littlehampton today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)2s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
SW
2
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
7
3
3
1
0
0
1
21
38
21
17
19
26
19
37
57
50
40
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
25
SW
35
SW
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:57AM3.45m
8:34PM3.59m
9:24AM3.50m
9:50PM3.69m
10:27AM3.71m
Low Tide
1:40AM1.59m
2:03PM1.68m
2:41AM1.58m
3:04PM1.65m
3:39AM1.47m
4:00PM1.53m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
20
21
23
23
22
20
17
16
21
22
22
24
19
17
16
17
19
22
22
24
21
Feels °C
18
17
20
18
19
19
19
17
13
14
18
17
16
18
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
19
18
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