West Wittering surf break

West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1098444446611456644412121212124
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3992751885337331918312436297495983525208381116618715
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
3.59
7:40PM
3.58
8:46AM
3.63
9:21PM
3.75
10:03AM
3.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
1.44
1:22PM
1.62
2:09AM
1.45
2:48PM
1.53
3:23AM
1.25
3:54PM
1.29
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset-------7:15-------7:14-------7:12
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------2------------
Temp. °C151414141517171615151515161617171717171717171818
Feels °C (?)66668101111111210991012131414141414141517
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at West Wittering (strong winds from the W at ThorneyIsland 4 km from West Wittering). A 3.0m swell from the WSW is too big for here

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Actual: 38 min ago

39 km/h
W
Cross-On
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