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Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Littlehampton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?
The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Littlehampton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | W 8 | W 15 | W 8 | S 13 | W 8 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 11 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:34PM4.09m | 3:48AM3.97m | 4:17PM3.88m | 4:33AM3.76m | 5:09PM3.71m | 5:30AM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM1.16m | 9:28PM1.44m | 9:53AM1.39m | 10:23PM1.67m | 10:56AM1.57m | 11:40PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 8:36 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | W 11 |
 kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 2 | E 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 419 | 561 | 638 | 471 | 408 | 386 | 328 | 318 | 318 | 336 | 310 | 283 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 310 | 282 | 394 | 394 | 419 | 401 | 404 | 407 |
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