
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Wittering today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). 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 (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Wittering. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 3 | ESE 4 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 |
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6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:40AM3.93m | 3:56PM3.78m | 4:23AM3.62m | 4:42PM3.49m | 5:19AM3.36m | 5:47PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM1.44m | 9:59PM1.50m | 10:30AM1.76m | 11:14PM1.75m | 12:05PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 4 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 235 | 235 | 245 | 159 | 232 | 325 | 157 | 185 | 126 | 129 | 217 | 151 | 143 | 143 | 132 |
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