
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Wittering today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:23AM3.62m | 4:42PM3.49m | 5:19AM3.36m | 5:47PM3.27m | 6:46AM3.26m | 7:25PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM1.76m | 11:14PM1.75m | 12:05PM1.95m | 00:50AM1.81m | 1:35PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | E 6 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | S 17 | SW 16 | W 10 | — | — | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | W 10 |
5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SW 11 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 |
12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 235 | 245 | 159 | 159 | 386 | 365 | 157 | 232 | 132 | 181 | 217 | 151 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 126 | 137 | 213 | 230 | 290 | 284 | 273 | 283 |
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