West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
17.2°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
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)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.8
NE
4
0.1
SE
7
0.8
NE
4
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.6
SE
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
0
2
0
4
2
4
0
9
9
5
10
9
8
8
8
7
18
14
8
19
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
N
20
NNE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
10
SE
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:23AM3.62m
4:42PM3.49m
5:19AM3.36m
5:47PM3.27m
6:46AM3.26m
7:25PM3.24m
Low Tide
10:30AM1.76m
11:14PM1.75m
12:05PM1.95m
00:50AM1.81m
1:35PM1.89m
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light rain
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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7:31
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7:33
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6:06
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6:04
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2
2
1
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1
3
5
5
3
3
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
14
14
12
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
5
4
3
3
5
6
5
2
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
11
8
7
8
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