West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
21.9° C
4.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 2PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
9
11
20
34
54
15
13
8
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
2
6
2
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:49AM3.83m
5:11PM3.77m
5:36AM3.48m
6:04PM3.45m
6:46AM3.22m
7:35PM3.27m
Low Tide
11:01AM1.42m
11:39PM1.56m
12:05PM1.71m
00:52AM1.75m
1:24PM1.85m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
20
18
14
13
12
15
19
20
20
17
15
13
13
16
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
13
15
13
10
9
8
11
17
18
16
13
10
9
9
12
17
13
14
14
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