West Wittering surf break

West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 12AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
4
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
4
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:47PM4.18m
5:12AM3.97m
5:58PM3.86m
6:31AM3.69m
7:29PM3.74m
8:07AM3.67m
Low Tide
10:59PM1.32m
11:40AM1.24m
00:29AM1.52m
1:07PM1.34m
1:53AM1.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:09
8:12
8:14
8:15
Temp °C
15
12
9
8
7
7
9
12
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
11
13
14
13
13
12
10
10
12
8
6
2
2
1
1
3
6
7
8
6
5
4
4
5
8
10
11
10
10
8
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
4
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
4
4
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
34
30
38
32
28
21
21
24
20
14
13
10
7
4
2
1
1
2
2
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)
339
339
367
235
212
88
291
295
213
212
68
143
55
42
42
42
84
143
42
42
42
42
143
191
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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