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West Wittering Surf Forecast
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West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | |
37 | 208 | 62 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:53PM4.94m | 3:12AM4.76m | 3:44PM4.66m | 4:04AM4.43m | 4:40PM4.35m | 5:01AM4.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.63m | 9:13AM0.51m | 9:46PM0.94m | 10:16AM0.81m | 10:56PM1.21m | 11:28AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 10 |
 kJ | — | 208 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 11 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | 16 | 4 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 142 | 17 | 126 | 126 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 143 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 17 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 87 |
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