West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.9° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SSW
5
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
8
1.8
SW
9
1.5
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
35
S
30
SE
50
WNW
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
10
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
55
ESE
60
NW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
Wind State
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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7:35
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7:37
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7:37
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6:00
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5:58
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5:55
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 mm
1
2
5
2
1
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7
7
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2
3
6
2
7
5
2
1
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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
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