West Wittering Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a seat. Rusty here, and I’ve got to level with you – this West Wittering outlook is about as flat as a pancake left in the sun. We’ve got a full 16-day window, and honestly, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. Not a single decent wave on the cards. The water is sitting at 68°, which is 9° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s pretty unusual, but the warmth won’t help the surf.

Let’s run through it. The first record kicks off on Monday 6th July afternoon. There you’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell from the southwest, but the period is a pathetic 3 seconds – that’s just wind chop. Combined energy is only 8 (weak). On top of that, you’ve got a 16 mph onshore wind. It’s a write-off. Tuesday 7th is even smaller – 0.3 ft, 4-second period. Wednesday 8th morning shows a glassy surface with a 0.3 ft west swell and 10-second period – but that’s still barely a ripple. Combined energy is 3. That glassy wind is a tease, but there’s no power behind it.

The rest of the first week is all 0.3 ft or flat. Periods vary between 7 and 11 seconds, but the swell height is microscopic. The second week is even worse – multiple days with zero swell, just clean offshore winds blowing over nothing. There’s a long gap from around 12th July to the end of the period: mostly flat, with occasional 0.3 ft scraps. On Sunday 19th July morning, you get a 0.3 ft swell from the south with a 15-second period – that’s a long-period groundswell, but only 9 combined energy (weak). It’s clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the wave size is laughable. This break is sheltered and inconsistent at the best of times, but right now it’s just not happening.

Given the complete lack of rideable surf and that persistent onshore or cross-onshore wind for most of it, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during the stronger wind days. Save the wax for another week. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s a blank run.

Rusty.

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