Where the Arun river meets the sea — mix of flat river-mouth water and open beach conditions. Works in a broad southern arc (ESE through W). Best at low tide — water is shallow, flat, and much more learner-friendly than many Sussex beaches. Conditions tighten as the tide rises. Busy in summer; respect swim zones. On-site kite school, café, toilets and showers. School: The Beach Watersports Littlehampton.
Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km + UKV 2km own the first 60 h; ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS extend to the end of day 7
Last updated
Page rebuilt: 19 July 2026 00:22 BST Forecast data: 18 July 2026 23:29 BST Tide data: 18 July 2026 23:31 BST
🌊 Tide & beach state
🏖️ Beach access:Spot confirmed working at this water level — riders out / session possible at or above the observed height. Reached when the tide is at or above ≈5.35 m (chart datum at Littlehampton) · provisional (1 report).
Shore access (BST): Sat 18: 01:35–03:55, 13:55–16:35 Sun 19: 02:35–04:25, 14:50–17:05 Mon 20: 04:00–04:30, 16:00–17:20
⚠️ Groyne-safe tide height not measured yet — groynes may still be partly covered at this level. Log a report when the groyne tops are fully clear.
Built from on-the-beach reports logged by LKSA riders — more reports sharpen these. Tide-only; check wind & daylight too.
📏 Tide heights — next 7 days(chart datum at Littlehampton)
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Littlehampton faces ~S. Wide ESE-through-W onshore arc; N is offshore over the town/harbour.
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at LittlehamptonBest of the week: Sat 25 Jul, ~17 kt around 13:00–15:00 BST (an OK session on a 12 m) — very gusty (+11 kt), hard work, good kiters only. Lighter option: Wed 22 Jul ~14 kt — marginal — larger kites (14 m+). AROME and UKV 2km agree (within ~1 kt) over the next 60 h — confidence good (lead model here: UKV 2km).
Windguru forecast
7-day forecast
Wind scale:<1010–1112–1314–1516–1920–2930+ kt ⚠
Multi-model composite: the first 60 hours come from AROME-FR 1.3km and UKV 2km (AROME first, UKV filling its gaps); beyond 60 h the best available of HARM-DK 2km → ICON 2.2km → Zephr-HD 2.6km → IFS-HRES 9km → GFS 13km extends the table to the end of day 7. Temperature blended from GFS. Tides from UKHO Admiralty (BST, 6-day window). Always verify on Windguru.
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt ESE in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 18:54–21:07 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~11 kt in the low-tide window. Late-evening session — fine in summer, but a late drive home from London.
Not kiteable today — wind from NE. Peak 10 kt from NE is cross-offshore (side-off) at Littlehampton. Working directions here: ESE / SE / SSE / S / SSW / SW ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
7 kt
14 kt
↓ N
23%
16°C
09:00
9 kt
15 kt
↙ NNE
11%
19°C
12:00
10 kt
14 kt
↙ ENE
7%
21°C
15:00
11 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
4%
21°C
18:00
8 kt
10 kt
↗ SSW
13%
20°C
21:00
6 kt
9 kt
↗ SSW
15%
19°C
Wed 22 Jul
HW 05:45 4.7mLW 11:40 1.4mHW 18:10 4.8m
Marginal — ~12 kt, big kites only. Peak ~12 kt SW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Best window detail — 08:40–14:40 BST (UKV 2km hourly)
Hourly UKV 2km wind for the 2-hour tide window (★) plus an hour either side, averaging ~9 kt in the low-tide window.
Marginal — ~14 kt, big kites only. Peak ~14 kt SW in the tide window. marginal — larger kites (14 m+) — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
3 kt
5 kt
↑ S
21%
18°C
10:00
4 kt
7 kt
↗ SSW
1%
19°C
13:00
10 kt
14 kt
↑ SSW
42%
19°C
16:00
14 kt
17 kt
↗ SW
88%
22°C
19:00
11 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
96%
20°C
Sat 25 Jul
No tide data
Good session — ~21 kt WSW in the green window (16:00–16:00 BST). Working direction (WSW) with ~21 kt for 3 h inside the tide window. GOOD — the 9 m sweet spot.
Important: Forecasts are model-derived and may change. Always verify on Windguru and check local tide tables before you go. LKSA accepts no liability for decisions made based on this forecast.
