West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
147
19
8
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
2
2
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:04AM4.25m
3:18PM4.10m
3:40AM3.93m
3:56PM3.78m
4:23AM3.62m
4:42PM3.49m
Low Tide
8:51AM1.11m
9:11PM1.17m
9:32AM1.44m
9:59PM1.50m
10:30AM1.76m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
14
12
15
15
14
11
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
11
9
10
10
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
13
13
9
6
8
8
8
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
5
6
6
4
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