Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 6 | SW 4 | W 5 | — | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 |
27 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 303 | 282 | 241 | 528 | 384 | 194 | 41 | 144 | 142 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 304 | 143 | 195 | 195 | 196 | 283 | 195 | 322 | 273 |
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