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Littlehampton East Beach

West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Littlehampton East Beach 3 photos

  • Beach at Littlehampton Seen on a grey January morning. The dunes are on the far side of the mouth of the River Arun.

    Beach at Littlehampton Seen on a grey January morning. The dunes are on the far side of the mouth of the River Arun.. Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The blue beach huts at Littlehampton

    The blue beach huts at Littlehampton. tristan forward, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Part of the seafront at Littlehampton

    Part of the seafront at Littlehampton. Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:53 pm
8 am
0.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
3522 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
6238 km/hmph
Waves
3.0 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
0.6Poor8 am2918
0.9Poor9 am2113
1.5Poor10 am149
1.5Poor11 am159
0.8Poor12 pm2818
0.9Poor1 pm2817
0.8Poor2 pm4125
0.8Poor3 pm3924
0.9Poor4 pm3924
1.0Poor5 pm3723
Sat
4.3Fair8 am74
4.0Fair9 am00
3.7Poor10 am95
2.4Poor11 am2214
1.2Poor12 pm2818
0.6Poor1 pm2918
0.7Poor2 pm3723
0.6Poor3 pm3622
0.6Poor4 pm4025
0.3Poor5 pm4427
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 1.8 m. Low at 4 pm, -2.1 m. High at 10 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 4 am, -2.4 mHigh 9 am, 1.8 m6 ftLow 4 pm, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 10 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 4 am, -2.4 m8 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 9 am, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -2.1 m7 ft
  • High 10 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 4 am, -2.4 m8 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 83%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 38%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 470 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms120 m400 ft away
  • Drinking water100 m320 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink34 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground190 m610 ft awayLion's Den Play Area
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m460 ftNorfolk Gardens
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miLittlehampton (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miBrighton City Airport (ESH)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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