Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Wittering today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 1PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SE 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 123 | 128 | 277 | 478 | 981 | 494 | 261 | 138 | 212 | 108 | 70 | 50 | 58 | 16 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:46AM3.26m | 7:25PM3.24m | 8:31AM3.42m | 8:57PM3.47m | 9:34AM3.77m | 9:51PM3.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM1.89m | 2:05AM1.65m | 2:39PM1.65m | 2:59AM1.37m | 3:28PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 70 | 50 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 35 | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 123 | 128 | 277 | 478 | 981 | 494 | 261 | 138 | 212 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 16 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 223 | 133 | 126 | 235 | 334 | 282 | 287 | 479 | 414 | 414 | 508 | 336 | 241 | 183 | 17 | 209 | 282 | 384 | 424 |
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