West Wittering surf break

West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 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
7.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
1.6
SSE
1.9
S
1.9
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)44441817416161616677141457777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5891511129252611631271612053353382412849931742835327721614195
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
30
S
15
S
20
S
35
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
4.57
12:17AM
4.65
12:26PM
4.70
12:50AM
4.78
1:00PM
4.77
1:24AM
4.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.53
6:02AM
0.74
6:20PM
0.41
6:37AM
0.67
6:54PM
0.34
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise7:56-------7:54-------7:54-------
Sunset--4:31-------4:34-------4:35-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------341-12121-11
Temp. °C999999998891088777910991099
Feels °C (?)555444331000-21320-10-2-1222
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