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West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 14 | SW 5 | S 13 | WSW 12 | SW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 71 | 112 | 84 | 78 | 55 | 94 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 12:31PM5.16m | 00:51AM5.23m | 1:17PM5.22m | 1:36AM5.19m | 2:04PM5.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.02m | 6:18PM0.11m | 6:42AM-0.04m | 7:04PM0.17m | 7:29AM0.03m | 7:53PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | 8:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | S 4 | SW 5 | S 4 | WSW 14 | S 14 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 38 | — | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | S 4 | S 15 | — | — | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
13 | 7 | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 71 | 112 | 84 | 78 | 55 | 94 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 208 | 297 | 297 | 334 | 334 | 55 | 335 | 303 | 233 | 251 | 284 | 284 | 133 | 126 | 581 | 646 | 654 | 673 | 663 | 652 | 335 | 303 | 303 |
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