West Wittering surf break

West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 GMT
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West Wittering surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
7.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at West Wittering today?

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s

Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2.1
S
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
SSE
1.3
SW
0.6
SSW
2
SW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)15141467717161616151414167151816161515141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)532459241158215232822105511512214290620821550635314777204206731856011020373106
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
45
SE
40
S
40
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
4.85
2:11PM
4.69
2:36AM
4.76
2:49PM
4.54
3:16AM
4.61
3:33PM
4.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
0.35
7:50AM
0.68
8:05PM
0.44
8:30AM
0.78
8:47PM
0.60
9:17AM
0.92
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----7:52-------7:50-------7:48---
Sunset------4:38-------4:39-------4:42-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---121-----11----23--231
Temp. °C888788888877778887887777
Feels °C (?)320-3-1-2-2-3-3-1-2-2-1-1001143-1121
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