Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.7° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
12
14
41
28
28
20
20
12
17
11
11
10
10
8
5
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:50PM4.56m
4:19AM4.34m
4:44PM4.16m
5:23AM3.97m
5:57PM3.83m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.81m
9:50PM0.92m
10:21AM1.22m
11:02PM1.27m
11:48AM1.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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6:38
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6:37
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6:34
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
14
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