West Wittering surf break

West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Wittering today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (29 May)--
Evening (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
4 AM
7 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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
13
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
7
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
8
4
3
7
6
6
56
10
10
6
6
5
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:14AM4.23m
11:28PM4.38m
11:51AM4.35m
00:04AM4.45m
12:26PM4.44m
00:38AM4.49m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.96m
5:12AM0.78m
5:27PM0.88m
5:48AM0.70m
6:04PM0.84m
6:23AM0.66m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:56
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:06
9:07
Temp °C
17
20
19
19
18
16
15
15
17
18
19
19
19
16
14
13
16
18
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
15
13
13
14
17
16
16
16
16
12
10
10
13
13
11
13
14
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
5
5
4
4
4
7
6
6
6
5
6
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
7
3
3
8
4
3
1
6
6
6
6
5
5
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
5
6
3
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
1
1
56
10
10
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
327
302
290
251
213
143
143
143
143
143
143
241
209
55
43
17
17
254
254
25
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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