South Lancing Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.82° N 0.33° W

South Lancing 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Lancing sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.2° 

South Lancing surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at South Lancing today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for South Lancing at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
6
2
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
331
192
75
65
33
25
28
46
110
122
36
13
7
7
6
2
3
3
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:29PM4.86m
4:49AM4.59m
5:18PM4.61m
5:46AM4.33m
6:21PM4.36m
Low Tide
10:42PM1.10m
11:04AM1.10m
11:43PM1.27m
12:11PM1.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
18
15
14
14
16
19
19
19
20
17
17
16
18
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
15
12
14
14
18
16
14
15
16
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