West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
21.9° C
4.8° 

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


How big are the waves at West Wittering today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Wittering at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
40
20
12
7
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
15
NW
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
S
20
SW
5
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:11PM3.77m
5:36AM3.48m
6:04PM3.45m
6:46AM3.22m
7:35PM3.27m
Low Tide
11:39PM1.56m
12:05PM1.71m
00:52AM1.75m
1:24PM1.85m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
18
14
13
13
16
19
20
19
18
14
13
12
15
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
14
16
14
11
9
9
12
16
18
15
14
9
9
8
10
15
17
14
17
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