West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 1AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
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)
0.7
SW
7
1.2
WSW
9
1.5
S
5
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
1.7
SSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
3
1.3
SW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
227
129
425
665
985
1258
2400
1278
371
251
154
93
156
12
136
475
923
1493
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
S
50
S
55
S
60
S
65
SSE
35
NNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
45
SW
60
SSW
70
SW
65
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:51PM3.82m
10:17AM4.16m
10:33PM4.20m
10:54AM4.54m
Low Tide
3:28PM1.33m
3:43AM1.04m
4:08PM0.97m
4:22AM0.71m
4:45PM0.62m
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
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7:37
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7:39
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5:58
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5:55
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5:53
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 mm
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4
6
1
3
3
3
1
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1
3
11
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
13
13
12
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
13
13
14
16
17
Feels °C
10
8
5
5
1
1
6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
2
6
6
4
3
4
6
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