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West Wittering surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
West Wittering surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at West Wittering today?
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | S 12 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 12 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | S 3 | W 5 | — | — | |
11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 12:15PM4.67m | 00:29AM4.77m | 12:48PM4.72m | 1:01AM4.75m | 1:20PM4.69m | 1:32AM4.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.57m | 6:15AM0.47m | 6:29PM0.56m | 6:46AM0.47m | 7:01PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | WSW 4 | S 3 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | ESE 4 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 9 | — | SW 6 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 10 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 6 | — | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 290 | 328 | 297 | 274 | 143 | 143 | 191 | 236 | 191 | 191 | 291 | 304 | 303 | 303 | 304 | 304 | 347 | 609 | 627 | 347 | 325 | 325 | 293 |
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