Littlehampton Beach (aka East Beach or Coastguards Beach)

Littlehampton beach is the main beach for Littlehampton, also known as East beach or Coastguards beach. The beach is a clean, safe and large shingle beach, overlooked by the coastguard tower. At mid to low tide the shingle gives way to a large sandy beach.

The Littlehampton East beach is 10 minutes flat walk through the riverside walkway to the town, the walkway runs beside the River Arun, past the RNLI lifeboat station and harbour.

Activities include what you would expect with the traditional family beach holiday as well as sea angling, sailing, windsurfing and kite surfing, although kitesurfing tends to be done on either side at Littlehampton West beach or Rustington beach.

Littlehampton is a popular British seaside destination surrounded by plenty of history, things to do and see, with the South Downs to the north and easy access to Chichester, Arundel and Worthing. This is an ideal town to stay in whether you want to relax or explore the West Sussex surrounding area.

The seafront has The Long Bench, thought to be the longest bench in Britain and one of the longest in the world. The wood and stainless steel bench ‘flows’ along the promenade curving around obstacles along the seafront. The bench measures 324 metres and can seat over 300 people.

Facilities at the beach include pay and display car parks, toilets, seasonal lifeguards, cafes, restaurants, the unusual East Beach Cafe, beach huts, deckchair hire, promenade, bowling, crazy golf, and amusement arcade, leisure centre and plenty of large grass areas.

Littlehampton Beach has been awarded a regional Seaside Award.

Dog Friendly Beach?

Littlehampton Beach has dog restrictions.
Littlehampton beach does not allow dogs between 1st May and 30th September.

Why not check other beaches nearby as we have 27 beaches in West Sussex, or check our list of West Sussex Dog Friendly Beaches.

Planning your visit to Littlehampton Beach

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Littlehampton Beach 7 Day Weather Forecast

Todaypartlycloudy_day
Expect a temp in the range 18.1℃ to 19.7℃ with wind speed 8.2 m/sec (SSE)
Thursday, Sep 28partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 16.4℃ to 17.1℃ with wind speed 14.6 m/sec (WSW)
Friday, Sep 29heavyrain
Expect a temp in the range 15.5℃ to 17.7℃ with wind speed 8.3 m/sec (SW)
Saturday, Sep 30partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 11.4℃ to 13℃ with wind speed 6.1 m/sec (WNW)
Sunday, Oct 01fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 17.6℃ to 18.4℃ with wind speed 7.7 m/sec (SW)
Monday, Oct 02cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 17.2℃ to 17.5℃ with wind speed 2.6 m/sec (WSW)
Tuesday, Oct 03clearsky_night
Expect a temp in the range 12.8℃ to 14.3℃ with wind speed 4.6 m/sec (WNW)

Littlehampton weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

Littlehampton Beach Tide Times

Tide times are available at around 600 locations and the closest location to Littlehampton Beach is at Littlehampton 1.44 km (0.89 miles) away. Tides are displayed beneath for up to 7 days and we list both high and low water times along with the height, helping you to plan the best time to visit Littlehampton Beach. These times are not adjusted for BST.

Wed 27 Sep
   Low Tide at 03:03 (Height 0.93m)
   High Tide at 09:29 (Height 5.57m)
   Low Tide at 15:27 (Height 0.81m)
   High Tide at 21:48 (Height 5.70m)
Thu 28 Sep
   Low Tide at 03:49 (Height 0.50m)
   High Tide at 10:16 (Height 6.02m)
   Low Tide at 16:11 (Height 0.44m)
   High Tide at 22:34 (Height 6.05m)
Fri 29 Sep
   Low Tide at 04:32 (Height 0.22m)
   High Tide at 11:02 (Height 6.31m)
   Low Tide at 16:53 (Height 0.22m)
   High Tide at 23:20 (Height 6.25m)
Sat 30 Sep
   Low Tide at 05:14 (Height 0.10m)
   High Tide at 11:45 (Height 6.43m)
   Low Tide at 17:36 (Height 0.15m)
Sun 01 Oct
   High Tide at 00:03 (Height 6.29m)
   Low Tide at 05:57 (Height 0.12m)
   High Tide at 12:26 (Height 6.41m)
   Low Tide at 18:19 (Height 0.20m)
Mon 02 Oct
   High Tide at 00:45 (Height 6.21m)
   Low Tide at 06:38 (Height 0.25m)
   High Tide at 13:06 (Height 6.25m)
   Low Tide at 18:59 (Height 0.36m)
Tue 03 Oct
   High Tide at 01:24 (Height 6.01m)
   Low Tide at 07:18 (Height 0.49m)
   High Tide at 13:43 (Height 5.97m)
   Low Tide at 19:39 (Height 0.63m)

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