Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
3
SSW
8
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
480
1371
2214
3208
2343
1625
1282
1012
845
699
488
310
202
103
60
170
310
505
469
480
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
45
SW
60
SSW
60
WSW
65
SW
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
40
SW
40
S
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:53AM4.65m
11:10PM4.69m
11:29AM4.98m
11:48PM5.01m
12:06PM5.23m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.63m
5:01AM0.42m
5:22PM0.32m
5:38AM0.19m
5:59PM0.09m
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light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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7:39
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6:39
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7:41
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5:52
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4:51
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5:49
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 mm
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3
5
12
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4
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3
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Temp °C
12
13
14
16
17
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
13
16
17
17
Feels °C
6
4
3
6
6
2
1
0
2
1
2
3
5
6
8
5
2
3
9
11
11
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