Littlehampton (Beach) (West Sussex) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
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    7 day forecast for Littlehampton (Beach)

    Today (10 March 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    Visibility
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    70%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    15
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    39
    40
    37
    28
    25
    24
    24
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    30
    29
    28
    26
    24
    22
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    95%
    92%
    86%
    83%
    75%
    65%
    57%
    55%
    53%
    49%
    43%
    44%
    50%
    56%
    63%
    69%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    20
    15
    11
    11
    10
    11
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    13
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    28
    32
    34
    35
    36
    37
    39
    41
    42
    43
    44
    44
    44
    45
    45
    46
    47
    48
    48
    49
    49
    49
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    24
    SW
    20
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    14
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    50
    47
    45
    39
    36
    29
    29
    26
    26
    27
    28
    28
    27
    28
    29
    29
    27
    25
    21
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    69%
    65%
    61%
    56%
    55%
    53%
    56%
    58%
    65%
    73%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    26
    24
    20
    17
    14
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.7
    2.3
    2.1
    2.0
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    19
    18
    15
    16
    16
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    79%
    70%
    62%
    54%
    46%
    45%
    47%
    49%
    54%
    58%
    68%
    73%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    4
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    11
    SW
    14
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    WSW
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    21
    26
    32
    34
    33
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    89%
    79%
    79%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    6
    11
    14
    17
    18
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.4
    1.7
    1.8
    1.6
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    10
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    22
    25
    26
    24
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    81%
    72%
    58%
    62%
    71%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 10 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Littlehampton tidal station which is 1.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A band of rain moves across the area overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A band of rain, heavy at times, will move quickly eastwards across all areas this evening. This clearing by dawn, with clearer spells and drier conditions developing from the west. Windy. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A breezy day, although it should be largely dry with bright or sunny spells. Chance of a few isolated showers into the afternoon. Staying mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Blustery and largely dry Thursday, before a band of rain, heavy and squally, moves erratically southeast overnight, clearing to blustery showers Friday. Feeling colder. Drier, brighter and less windy Saturday.

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