Littlehampton, West Sussex Weather
About Littlehampton, West Sussex
Littlehampton breathes with the rhythmic pulse of the English Channel, where the River Arun pours its silted secrets into the grey expanse of the sea. It lies 3.2 miles south of Arundel (from Arundel: bearing 169°T, OS grid TQ 029 020), and is situated south of Wick village. Once a modest fishing harbour, the port has long been shaped by the industry of boatbuilding and the steady trade of the coastal waters. The sun here catches the salt-crusted hulls of vessels, illuminating a heritage rooted in the hard labour of the tides. Today, the economy leans into the gentle commerce of tourism, where the light plays off the water with a clarity that renders the horizon thin and sharp.
Visitors often find a quiet solace in the shifting sands of Littlehampton Beach, where the wind carries the brine of the open channel. The laughter of families echoes near the vibrant arcades of Harbour Park, a sharp contrast to the reflective silence maintained within the walls of the Littlehampton Museum. Cultural life finds its voice at the Stage by the Sea, an architectural prow thrusting toward the waves as if to catch the very breath of the ocean. This coast has inspired many, including the author Anita Brookner, who captured the peculiar melancholy of seaside life with a precision that mirrors the jagged, shifting light of the shoreline. The air here remains crisp and unburdened, pulling the gaze ever outward toward the restless, sparkling indigo of the deep.
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About This Littlehampton, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Littlehampton includes coordinates 50.809249, -0.540614, in the county of West Sussex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Littlehampton is available on the Littlehampton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the West Sussex weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.