Littlehampton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.54° W

Littlehampton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Littlehampton sea temperature is
21.2° C
4.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (06 Aug)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 Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
3
1.1
SW
4
1
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
9
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
52
56
28
12
6
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
0
W
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:22PM4.30m
5:49AM4.03m
6:24PM4.07m
7:06AM3.85m
7:49PM3.96m
Low Tide
11:42PM1.23m
12:11PM1.27m
00:58AM1.31m
1:31PM1.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
17
17
15
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
23
23
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
14
13
15
14
15
15
17
18
17
16
17
18
19
22
21
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