Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 5AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (13 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
1
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)899988787788999998888456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1220161915177675454824403452421601088285555429282524173934154326
Wind
(km/h)
60
SSW
65
SSW
55
SW
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
3.27
6:59PM
3.18
7:54AM
3.33
8:50PM
3.48
9:08AM
3.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
2.01
12:45PM
1.92
1:23AM
1.96
2:03PM
1.71
2:32AM
1.70
2:59PM
1.37
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:16---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:04-------6:05
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--61-------------------1
Temp. °C1112117788754335898766689910
Feels °C (?)-100-1-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2023332212202
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