
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Wittering today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 147 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04AM4.25m | 3:18PM4.10m | 3:40AM3.93m | 3:56PM3.78m | 4:23AM3.62m | 4:42PM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM1.11m | 9:11PM1.17m | 9:32AM1.44m | 9:59PM1.50m | 10:30AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 4 | — | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
46 | — | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 11 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | NW 4 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
— | 147 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 141 | 142 | 213 | 233 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 68 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 235 | 245 | 304 | 297 | 257 | 176 |
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