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Shoreham surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shoreham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shoreham sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shoreham today?
The current surf forecast for Shoreham at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shoreham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 54 | 54 | 53 | 72 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 151 | 69 | 129 | 229 | 444 | 730 | 740 | 657 | 681 | 778 | 778 | 1122 | 746 | 395 | 229 | 152 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:12PM 4.99 | 9:30AM 5.13 | 9:52PM 5.15 | 10:08AM 5.26 | 10:29PM 5.31 | 10:44AM 5.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:55PM 1.72 | 3:14AM 1.73 | 3:37PM 1.58 | 3:55AM 1.60 | 4:16PM 1.43 | 4:34AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - |
| Sunset | 3:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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