Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Wittering today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 |
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 kJ | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08AM3.87m | 4:26PM3.75m | 4:50AM3.52m | 5:14PM3.42m | 5:52AM3.22m | 6:32PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM1.45m | 10:40PM1.58m | 11:11AM1.78m | 00:02AM1.83m | 12:46PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 303 | 284 | 303 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 303 | 303 | 284 | 284 | 303 | 385 | 336 | 328 | 76 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 29 | 213 | 189 | 43 | 195 |
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