Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Wittering today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | SE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 68 | 155 | 139 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:34AM4.15m | 11:43PM4.30m | 12:06PM4.47m | 00:16AM4.57m | 12:38PM4.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM1.08m | 5:33AM0.72m | 5:50PM0.82m | 6:06AM0.47m | 6:24PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 3 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SW 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | W 8 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 2 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 68 | 155 | 139 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 322 | 420 | 291 | 372 | 409 | 627 | 627 | 190 | 328 | 328 | 283 | 279 | 297 | 213 | 283 | 351 | 414 | 336 | 387 | 167 |
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