Surf Forecasts:
Littlehampton surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 12 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SW swell with 2,578 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 12 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Littlehampton this week:
The surf forecast for Littlehampton over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 12) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Littlehampton in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 12) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 12th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 12th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Littlehampton over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 2290 | 634 | 309 | 130 | 29 | 68 | 74 | 62 | 98 | 150 | 131 | 10 | 44 | 55 | 28 | 163 | 300 | 65 | 36 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:02PM4.16m | 4:15AM4.02m | 4:47PM4.08m | 5:02AM3.90m | 5:39PM4.03m | 5:59AM3.84m | 6:38PM4.04m | 7:05AM3.85m | 7:46PM4.13m | 8:18AM4.00m | 8:54PM4.32m | 9:28AM4.26m | 9:57PM4.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM1.14m | 10:05PM1.45m | 10:27AM1.25m | 11:04PM1.52m | 11:27AM1.31m | 00:09AM1.51m | 12:31PM1.29m | 1:13AM1.39m | 1:33PM1.18m | 2:11AM1.17m | 2:32PM1.01m | 3:06AM0.90m | 3:27PM0.80m | 3:59AM0.61m | |||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 4 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 130 | 29 | 68 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 56 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 65 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 237 | 2290 | 634 | 309 | 55 | 20 | 15 | 74 | 62 | 98 | 150 | 131 | 10 | 44 | 55 | 28 | 163 | 300 | — | 36 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 324 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 167 | 494 | 533 | 406 | 132 | 42 | 638 | 400 | 488 | 233 | 167 | 20 | 42 | 328 | 305 |
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