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More information on tides and depths in the harbour:
Annual tide tables are found in the Littlehampton Harbour Port Information Booklet, pick up a copy at the Harbour Office or various other locations across Littlehampton. The controlling depth for the harbour is the level of the Littlehampton entrance bar which extends 600 metres southwards from the end of the West Pier and is 0.9 metres above chart datum. The depth of water covering the bar can be calculated by subtracting 0.9 metres from the height of water indicated on the tide boards situated within the harbour. It also important to factor in real time swell conditions when deciding on an under keel clearance. Realtime tidal observations are provided at the Arun Platform situated off Littlehampton beach and maintained by the Channel Coast Observatory. Seven day UKO tidal forecasts for Littlehampton can be obtained from this page.
MHWS – 5.9m, MLWS – 0.4m, MHWN – 4.4m, MLWN – 1.7m, Spring range – 5.5m, Neap range – 2.7m
Rule of Thumb: Regardless of springs or neaps cycle 2½ hrs before HW until 3 hrs after HW there will be at least 3.4m on the tide gauge and so 2.5m over the bar.
For the lastest bathymetric survey of the Harbour entrance click here
One week tide forecast:
Live Weather Observations:
Chimet – Cambermet – Arun Platform (visible from the harbour entrance) – Rustington Wave Buoy
Other Weather Forecasts:
XCWeather – Wind Guru – BBC Weather – Met Office
Sunny Littlehampton – south east England combines the highest average daytime temperatures found in the British Isles with the highest sunshine averages on the British mainland. This means that coastal resort towns like Littlehampton enjoy more hours of sunshine than anywhere else in Britain. Rainfall is below average (577mm pa) and the July mean maximum temperature is 22ºC