Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.4° 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 2AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
40
32
19
14
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20PM4.70m
11:39AM4.66m
11:55PM4.83m
12:13PM4.78m
00:27AM4.88m
12:46PM4.83m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.78m
5:11AM0.70m
5:24PM0.66m
5:44AM0.56m
5:57PM0.59m
6:16AM0.49m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:39
5:37
5:35
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8:19
8:20
8:22
8:22
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
11
9
10
12
15
16
15
12
10
10
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
6
4
4
3
3
1
1
4
8
11
9
7
5
5
6
7
10
12
12
10
9
9
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
5
2
1
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
93
84
80
96
102
112
131
111
61
29
26
40
32
19
14
10
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
399
397
399
394
272
268
324
212
173
159
159
166
172
159
262
276
354
323
212
213
211
211
211
159
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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