Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, WSW swell with 18 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for West Wittering this week:
The most powerful waves expected at West Wittering in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. The next 16 days are a tough watch for West Wittering. It's a sheltered beach and groyne setup that needs the right angle, and the charts aren't giving it. We're looking at a long, dry spell with nothing rideable on the horizon.
The first solid recommendation doesn't pop up until Monday the 18th of August, and even then it's a real struggle. That means over a week of flat or close-to-flat conditions. The water is currently much warmer than normal for this time of year at 71°, which is a weird anomaly, but there's no swell to enjoy it in.
So, from Monday the 18th of August, things get *barely* interesting. The standout in this whole outlook is the Tuesday the 19th of August morning session. We've got a modest 3ft of swell rolling in from the SW, pushing a weak combined energy of (25). It's small, but it's the biggest we'll see. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the WNW, which will leave it fairly choppy, but it's the best of a bad bunch. The period is a short 4 seconds, so it's windswell, not groundswell – weak and a bit messy. It's not for beginners, but for a patient intermediate it's the only window.
The afternoon of the 19th is a write-off as the wind swings onshore and freshens. Thursday the 21st of August morning offers a tiny 0.3ft with a clean offshore breeze from the NE, but it's just too small to paddle for. The same goes for Saturday the 23rd of August morning – a clean offshore wind from the ENE with 0.7ft of SW swell, giving a combined energy of (5). It's clean, but barely a ripple.
Honestly, this is a grim run. If the swell and wind line up better than the models are showing, it could change, but right now, it's a solid "leave the board in the car". The whole setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on the days with a breeze.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | ESE 3 | SW 3 | NW 3 | SW 5 | S 7 | SW 6 | S 7 | ESE 5 | W 12 | W 6 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SE 3 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 3 | NW 2 |
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 kJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:50PM3.86m | 8:46AM3.80m | 9:23PM4.01m | 10:09AM4.12m | 10:34PM4.35m | 11:10AM4.52m | 11:29PM4.71m | 12:00PM4.89m | 00:16AM5.00m | 12:44PM5.16m | 00:59AM5.18m | 1:26PM5.29m | 1:40AM5.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM1.21m | 2:49PM1.25m | 3:28AM0.97m | 3:57PM1.03m | 4:29AM0.66m | 4:56PM0.76m | 5:23AM0.35m | 5:48PM0.51m | 6:11AM0.11m | 6:35PM0.34m | 6:55AM-0.02m | 7:18PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | S 7 | SW 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 6 | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | ESE 3 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 7 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | — | SW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | 37 | 24 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 325 | 655 | 381 | 46 | 295 | 381 | 291 | 581 | 381 | 235 | 146 | 143 | 186 | 192 | 303 | 213 | 230 | 303 | 60 |
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