West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
21.2° C
5.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 11AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
3
5
8
29
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:59AM5.14m
2:28PM5.18m
2:43AM5.01m
3:11PM5.02m
3:26AM4.77m
3:53PM4.77m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.06m
8:24PM0.45m
8:45AM0.21m
9:12PM0.61m
9:30AM0.45m
9:59PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
22
22
22
21
23
23
17
16
20
21
20
18
18
15
13
11
16
20
20
17
16
Feels °C
18
16
21
18
18
17
20
21
14
13
17
18
17
16
14
10
9
7
12
17
16
14
14
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