West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
86
72
82
137
22
19
24
47
77
57
31
11
11
11
10
16
35
122
35
98
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
30
W
25
W
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:09PM5.06m
1:26AM4.96m
1:41PM4.91m
1:59AM4.79m
2:13PM4.69m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.26m
7:10AM0.36m
7:28PM0.38m
7:43AM0.55m
8:00PM0.58m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:20
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7:22
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7:22
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6:19
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6:15
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6:14
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 mm
1
1
2
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Temp °C
15
16
17
18
18
18
17
18
20
19
20
17
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
12
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
11
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