West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
21.4° C
4.7° 

West Wittering surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Wittering today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
5
18
5
1
7
16
6
4
3
2
1
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
4:54AM4.16m
5:23PM4.19m
5:51AM3.92m
6:26PM3.97m
7:07AM3.75m
7:50PM3.86m
Low Tide
10:38PM1.05m
11:00AM1.04m
11:42PM1.21m
12:11PM1.25m
00:58AM1.29m
1:31PM1.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
17
20
21
19
19
17
17
15
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
19
20
20
21
22
Feels °C
10
12
11
13
14
15
12
14
13
14
13
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
18
17
17
19
20
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