Littlehampton surf break

Littlehampton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 May 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Littlehampton today?

The current surf forecast for Littlehampton at 5PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (15 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
7
0.1
SW
6
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
1
SW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
12
34
64
57
49
32
31
35
44
42
44
47
55
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NW
20
WSW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:57AM4.77m
11:19PM5.06m
11:44AM5.08m
00:04AM5.27m
12:30PM5.29m
00:49AM5.36m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.37m
5:14AM0.21m
5:33PM0.18m
5:58AM0.02m
6:19PM0.11m
6:43AM-0.04m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:45
8:45
8:47
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
10
8
6
6
9
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
4
6
6
7
7
4
1
2
5
5
5
7
8
8
7
6
7
7
5
5
6
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
8
18
7
6
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
1
SW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
4
2
3
2
1
3
5
12
34
64
57
49
32
31
35
44
42
44
47
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
Distance (km)
401
400
472
360
226
205
205
226
226
260
260
266
266
266
239
59
266
260
327
132
132
323
305
102
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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