
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 SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 3AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 97 | 71 | 131 | 256 | 378 | 376 | 258 | 142 | 106 | 103 | 70 | 346 | 11 | 48 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | 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 | cross-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 | 00:50AM1.81m | 1:35PM1.89m | 2:05AM1.65m | 2:39PM1.65m | 2:59AM1.37m | 3:28PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | W 10 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 71 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 106 | 103 | 70 | 55 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
8 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | W 3 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
1 | 9 | 20 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 31 | 97 | 7 | 131 | 256 | 378 | 376 | 258 | 142 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 346 | 11 | 48 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 66 | 68 | 42 | 42 | 233 | 25 | 126 | 283 | 283 | 282 | 306 | 306 | 528 | 423 | 283 | 282 | 153 | 76 | 17 | 209 | 416 | 388 | 444 |
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