West Wittering surf break

West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 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 2.3°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 10AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (17 May)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
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)
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
S
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
S
14
0.3
SW
5
0.1
S
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.8
SW
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
5
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SW
4
1
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
7
4
4
20
8
7
8
6
6
3
14
21
13
5
8
28
71
112
84
78
55
94
67
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
45
SSE
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:31PM5.16m
00:51AM5.23m
1:17PM5.22m
1:36AM5.19m
2:04PM5.15m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.02m
6:18PM0.11m
6:42AM-0.04m
7:04PM0.17m
7:29AM0.03m
7:53PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:49
8:51
8:52
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
6
6
7
8
7
7
5
6
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
4
3
7
7
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.2
S
4
0.3
SW
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
5
0.1
SW
11
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
4
1
4
1
20
4
4
6
1
6
3
14
13
13
5
7
4
38
30
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
7
1
4
7
4
6
4
3
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SW
4
1
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
Energy kJ
13
7
2
8
8
3
8
1
3
2
11
21
11
4
8
28
71
112
84
78
55
94
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
213
208
297
297
334
334
55
335
303
233
251
284
284
133
126
581
646
654
673
663
652
335
303
303
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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