Surf Forecasts:
East Wittering surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, WSW swell with 42 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for East Wittering this week:
The most powerful waves expected at East Wittering in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for East Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for East Wittering.
To be straight with you, it’s a grim picture. We’re looking at a full 16-day stretch with nothing that’s really going to get the heart pumping. We're starting right now with Wednesday the 29th of July, and there's hardly a ripple to speak of. The swell energy is practically a whisper, never getting above a 13 on the energy scale—that's basically flat. The whole period is littered with blanks and days where the sea just looks messy. We go through Thursday, Friday, all the way through to August, and there’s just no decent push of swell. It's a long, quiet run.
The only spot on the radar is East Wittering, a beach-and-groyne setup that’s a sheltered, inconsistent kind of wave. It wants swell from the SW to really work. The problem is, for this entire outlook, the swell is either non-existent or just a pathetic 0.3 ft. When there is a tiny bump, it's often coming from the wrong direction or the wind is howling onshore. You see a glimmer early on Friday the 31st with a bit of a cross-offshore breeze in the morning, but with a swell height of 0.3 ft, you’re just lying on your board. Even the few sessions with a gentle offshore breeze on the 3rd, 5th, and 9th of August are wasted on waves too small to ride.
Honestly, it’s one of those periods where the ocean just shuts down. There's no stand-out day, no sneaky swell to hold out for. For us at East Wittering, this is just the way it goes sometimes. The forecasts might shuffle around, but for now, you’re better off keeping the board in the van and waiting for the next proper swell.
Stay salty,
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 11 | SSW 4 | W 10 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 9 | NE 3 | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | NE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | on | cross | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 12:30PM4.37m | 00:40AM4.48m | 1:04PM4.56m | 1:13AM4.61m | 1:36PM4.70m | 1:45AM4.69m | 2:08PM4.78m | 2:18AM4.70m | 2:41PM4.79m | 2:52AM4.65m | 3:16PM4.74m | 3:28AM4.54m | 3:53PM4.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.80m | 6:11PM0.95m | 6:31AM0.62m | 6:48PM0.82m | 7:05AM0.49m | 7:22PM0.73m | 7:38AM0.42m | 7:56PM0.69m | 8:11AM0.42m | 8:31PM0.70m | 8:45AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.77m | 9:22AM0.61m | 9:49PM0.89m | |||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | W 10 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | NE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | NW 2 | NNE 3 | — | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 17 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 304 | 304 | 384 | 403 | 321 | 329 | 400 | 329 | 329 | 142 | 327 | 348 | 327 | 156 | 293 | 25 | 443 | 177 | 890 | 285 |
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