West Wittering surf break

West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 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
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.1
W
12
1.1
NE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
8
8
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:50AM3.87m
4:19PM3.78m
4:35AM3.66m
5:11PM3.62m
5:31AM3.51m
6:17PM3.56m
Low Tide
9:52AM1.37m
10:22PM1.65m
10:55AM1.54m
11:40PM1.78m
12:14PM1.59m
1:00AM1.73m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
13
11
9
9
11
13
13
11
9
7
8
8
9
8
9
10
9
7
6
7
8
12
11
11
7
4
0
0
2
5
5
3
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
12
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
4
4
3
3
3
8
5
5
6
6
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
8
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
4
3
2
2
4
6
10
16
11
9
6
6
11
18
29
42
46
54
39
32
30
31
25
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)
351
325
291
291
309
283
283
256
256
256
257
256
291
283
381
386
473
410
470
470
407
334
284
278
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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