West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

Issued: 5 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Wittering sea temperature is

15.2°C

West Wittering surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Wittering today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (29 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	3s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	S 16	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 10	S 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	25	26	63	5	31	12	5	11	14	5	8	8	18	7	7	17	15	6	6	13	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	00:50AM5.15m				1:08PM5.07m				1:34AM4.96m				1:53PM4.81m				2:22AM4.67m				2:43PM4.47m
Low Tide			6:36AM0.22m				6:58PM0.19m				7:21AM0.49m				7:46PM0.47m				8:14AM0.85m				8:44PM0.82m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	4:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	13	13	12
Feels °C	12	13	13	12	11	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	8	9	11	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	25	26	22	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	7	7	17	15	6	6	13	12	12	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	S 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 7	S 16	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	S 14	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	—	S 14
kJ	14	5	63	3	31	12	5	11	2	5	4	4	18	4	6	6	6	6	6	—	—	—	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SW 14	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	9	14	14	14	16	14	14	13	16	12	9	9	6	6	5	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whitecliff Bay Isle of Wight	Whitecliff Bay Isle of Wight	West Wittering South Coast	Vaucottes Normandy	Compton Bay Isle of Wight	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Dielette Left Normandy	Corblets Bay Alderney	Collignon Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Highcliffe South Coast	Compton Bay Isle of Wight	Highcliffe South Coast	Highcliffe South Coast	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Compton Bay Isle of Wight	Compton Bay Isle of Wight	Compton Bay Isle of Wight
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	17	17	0	143	42	143	151	147	133	143	143	143	143	143	143	55	42	55	55	143	42	42	42
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England	Bournemouth Pier		East Wittering													Ringstead Bay	Chapmans Pool	Ringstead Bay	Bournemouth Pier		Ringstead Bay	Kimmeridge Bay	Kimmeridge Bay
Rating (10 max)	1		1													1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Marazion Cornwall (South)	Marazion Cornwall (South)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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