Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.7° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 2PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
W
5
0.7
SW
3
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1
SW
5
1
W
6
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
11
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
21
14
11
45
80
51
62
13
9
7
9
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
4
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
0
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM3.96m
11:27PM4.15m
11:53AM4.23m
00:04AM4.38m
12:28PM4.47m
Low Tide
4:30AM1.27m
4:50PM1.34m
5:15AM1.05m
5:33PM1.15m
5:55AM0.82m
6:13PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:53
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
19
20
20
21
22
20
19
18
20
21
23
23
24
23
22
22
23
23
25
25
22
Feels °C
13
12
15
15
14
16
19
19
20
19
20
19
22
22
25
24
22
21
22
22
21
22
20
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