
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Wittering today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SW 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 62 | 37 | 176 | 261 | 261 | 193 | 135 | 220 | 108 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 242 | 54 | 273 | 398 | 486 | 274 | 407 | 291 | 352 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:31AM3.42m | 8:57PM3.47m | 9:34AM3.77m | 9:51PM3.82m | 10:17AM4.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM1.65m | 2:39PM1.65m | 2:59AM1.37m | 3:28PM1.33m | 3:43AM1.04m | 4:08PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 5 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 10 |
16 | 3 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 70 | 2 | — | 242 | — | — | — | 486 | 274 | 407 | 291 | 352 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | S 6 | SSW 13 |
7 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 84 | 58 | 1 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SE 7 | — | — |
2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | 11 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | W 4 | W 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
57 | 62 | 37 | 176 | 261 | 261 | 193 | 135 | 220 | 12 | 5 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 54 | 273 | 398 | 456 | 5 | 29 | 38 | 30 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 334 | 421 | 414 | 335 | 388 | 497 | 283 | 508 | 153 | 76 | 281 | 133 | 298 | 414 | 381 | 252 | 233 | 387 | 297 | 335 | 840 | 809 |
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