Littlehampton Harbour, West Sussex — Littlehampton, the nearest town. Photo: The original uploader was Sue Wallace at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Littlehampton

Littlehampton is a town in West Sussex, United Kingdom. From Littlehampton you can reach 5 surf spots, 2 sailing spots and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Littlehampton, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LGW, 45 km away.

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Staying in Littlehampton

19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LGW, 45 km, SOU, 59 km, LHR, 74 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Littlehampton.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Littlehampton too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Goring Sea Lane10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Worthing, 2 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

5 ft172 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Goring Sea Lane, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft3 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	3 ft4 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft6 smushy	172kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	181kJ	wind from the west, 33 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	12°C

Hollows19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Worthing, 7 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

5 ft185 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hollows, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft4 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 smushy	185kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	190kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	3 ft7 smushy	93kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	12°C

Littlehampton0.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

3 ft24 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Littlehampton, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	251kJ	wind from the west, 32 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	13°C

Shoreham19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Brighton, 9 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

5 ft185 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shoreham, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft4 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 smushy	185kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	190kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	3 ft7 smushy	93kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	12°C

The Harbour18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Worthing, 7 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft2 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

5 ft185 kJ

4 ft190 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Harbour, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft4 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 smushy	185kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	190kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	3 ft7 smushy	93kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Littlehampton, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near Littlehampton

Arun Youth Aqua Centre (AYAC) 1.5 km · stays here
Open Dinghy Club 4.5 km · stays here

Dive near Littlehampton

Frode 6.3 km · stays here
Alaunia (Wreck) 15.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Littlehampton

Bahar Kebab & PizzaDoner kebab · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2025
Chicken CottageChicken · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Mar 2025
Little MagnaIndian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Apr 2026
Piccola ItaliaItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Shahan TandooriIndian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2026
The Fish FactorySeafood · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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