Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Wittering today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SE 3 | W 9 | S 13 | W 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | S 8 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52AM3.21m | 9:27PM3.39m | 10:11AM3.47m | 10:27PM3.68m | 10:57AM3.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM1.81m | 3:18AM1.60m | 3:42PM1.62m | 4:12AM1.33m | 4:32PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | S 8 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | W 6 | S 13 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 |
1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 38 | 59 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 51 | 53 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 293 | 283 | 254 | 236 | 257 | 291 | 334 | 424 | 467 | 621 | 473 | 454 | 255 | 304 | 283 | 147 | 257 | 232 | 283 | 257 |
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