West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
21.4° C
4.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 5PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
16
7
8
6
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:00PM4.89m
00:16AM5.00m
12:44PM5.16m
00:59AM5.18m
1:26PM5.29m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.51m
6:11AM0.11m
6:35PM0.34m
6:55AM-0.02m
7:18PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
20
24
27
28
28
26
26
24
27
28
28
26
25
23
22
20
23
27
26
24
23
Feels °C
16
19
23
25
24
22
23
21
24
24
24
23
24
21
20
19
21
24
22
21
19
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