West Wittering surf break

West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Wittering today?

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 12AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)--
Evening (16 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
3
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
S
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
10
10
12
14
9
5
8
4
20
10
12
12
13
10
16
23
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:21PM4.94m
11:45AM4.96m
00:06AM5.14m
12:31PM5.16m
00:51AM5.23m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.36m
5:13AM0.20m
5:32PM0.18m
5:57AM0.02m
6:18PM0.11m
6:42AM-0.04m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:47
8:49
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
10
8
7
7
9
11
12
11
12
11
9
9
11
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
6
7
6
3
2
3
5
6
7
6
7
6
4
5
7
7
5
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
S
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
9
5
8
4
20
4
4
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
10
10
12
14
6
1
1
1
9
10
12
12
13
10
16
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
436
365
246
232
178
246
278
278
278
278
283
283
213
35
60
283
334
390
385
282
282
233
133
241
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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