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Littlehampton Seasonal Surf Averages
Swell Consistency and Wind Overview
This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
Monthly Overview
Understanding this DataThese swell averages are calculated ONLY on swells of more than 7 seconds period. This means this is the average height of a swell that's likely to produce ridable surf NOT an average of every wave heading toward the beach in a month. Likewise the period is the average period OVER 7 seconds. There will be days that have short period wind swells that won't produce and ridable swell and these are excluded from the averages. The consistency figure gives the percentage of days that meet this condition. For example if the consistency is 50% you could expect the 'average' swell for about 15 days in the month. Of course an average tells only part of the story. A combination of very large and very small swells may produce the same average as a consistent medium sized swell. |
Monthly DataJanuaryFebruary March April May June July August September October November December Nearby SpotsBracklesham BayEast Wittering West Wittering Brighton - West Pier Brighton - Marina Hayling Island Tidemills Birling Gap Eastbourne Isle of Wight - Compton Isle of Wight - Freshwater Hastings Highcliffe Southbourne Boscombe Etretat Camber sands Bournemouth Vaucottes Yport Petites Dalles Sainte Adresse Southend on Sea L'Anse du Brick Collignon Trouville Kimmeridge Folkestone Siouville Dielette Le Rozel Surtainville Hatainville Corblets Bay Broadstairs - Viking Bay Joss Bay Walton-on-the-Naze Cap Gris-Nez Wimereux Greve de Lecq - Jersey Plemont Bay - Jersey Secrets - Jersey St Brelades - Jersey Stinky Bay - Jersey Jersey Les Brayes - Jersey La Rocco - Jersey Petite Port - Jersey Fort Le Marchant - Guernsey L'Ancresse Bay - Guernsey Lyme Regis Portinfer - Guernsey Calais Vazon Bay - Beach - Guernsey Perelle Bay - Dom Hue - Guernsey Skegness Plage du Sillon (St Malo) Sutton on Sea Les Longchamps Southwold Sidmouth (Lyme Bay) East Runton Cromer Cap Fréhel Lowestoft Mundesley Bacton Walcott Gorleston Exmouth |