West Wittering Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.92° W

West Wittering Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Wittering sea temperature is
20.8°C
3.8° 

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


West Wittering surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, SW swell with 482 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 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7PM (Sat 29th Aug)6ft (1.8m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ll level with you—this 16-day stretch is a tough slog. If you're a surfer, you might want to take up lawn bowling for a bit. Let me walk you through it. The whole period is a bust. There's no standout session at all. The swell is tiny, the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, and the water is weirdly warm.

The only spot in the picture is West Wittering. It’s a sheltered beach and groyne, so it needs a specific SW swell and clean wind to fire. For the whole 16 days, it's labeled as inconsistent, and that's exactly what we've got.

Water temp at West Wittering is 69°F, which is a whopping 7°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That's very unusual—feels like the English Channel forgot it's late summer.

Let’s run through it. Starting Friday, August 28th – morning is poor, with a tiny 2ft swell from the SW at a pathetic 3-second period, cross-on wind from the WSW at 19 mph. Combined energy is only 4, so there's nothing there. Afternoon gets a little size, 4ft, but the wind cranks up to 28 mph onshore. No good.

Saturday the 29th stays poor. A 4ft south swell in the morning with cross-on wind, then the afternoon sees 6ft from the SSW, but the wind is a near gale at 34 mph onshore. Combined energy hits 220, which is moderate, but the quality is garbage. That afternoon setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Sunday the 30th is a write-off: 2ft with onshore wind.

Monday the 31st shows a 3ft SW swell, 8-second period, but cross-on wind again. Combined energy is 119, so there's some push, but the chop will be ugly.

From Tuesday, September 1st all the way through to Saturday, September 12th, every single session is rated as poor surf with a score of 0 out of 10. We’re talking tiny swell—mostly under 3ft—with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The longest gap with nothing worth mentioning is basically the entire second week. You get a flicker on Saturday, September 5th morning with a brief cross-shore wind from the WNW at 9 mph, but the swell is only 0.3ft. Then on Sunday, September 6th morning, the wind goes offshore from the NNE at 9 mph, giving clean conditions, but with a 0.3ft south swell and a combined energy of just 2, you'd need a lake to paddle the sea. It’s glassy but flat.

Later in the second week, around Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th, there’s a tiny 0.3ft swell from the west, with light offshore or cross-off winds, and it’s clean. But honestly, it’s barely a ripple.

So the honest truth: there’s no best session here. The one that comes closest to being rideable is the Saturday afternoon (August 29th) if you were a strong kiter, but for a surfer, there’s nothing. The forecast confidence is high for the first week because it’s close, but it’s all bad. The second week is low confidence for any change, but given the pattern, I wouldn’t hold your breath.

This is a blank run, and for West Wittering, that’s pretty normal. It can stay poor for a while. But forecasts can change, so don’t toss your board just yet.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
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1.7
SSW
6
1.3
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9
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Energy kJ
4
66
20
52
220
269
67
28
128
119
19
9
4
8
4
1
6
88
15
82
24
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSE
50
SW
40
W
25
SW
35
SW
45
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30
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15
WNW
15
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25
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15
WNW
15
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35
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35
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High Tide
12:38PM4.74m
00:48AM4.78m
1:09PM4.94m
1:20AM4.92m
1:41PM5.05m
1:53AM4.97m
2:14PM5.06m
2:28AM4.92m
2:49PM4.96m
3:04AM4.77m
3:26PM4.75m
3:45AM4.53m
4:08PM4.47m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.61m
6:39AM0.29m
6:56PM0.45m
7:10AM0.18m
7:29PM0.37m
7:43AM0.17m
8:02PM0.38m
8:17AM0.26m
8:38PM0.48m
8:54AM0.46m
9:18PM0.67m
9:38AM0.75m
10:07PM0.95m
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Temp °C
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Information about the West Wittering Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for West Wittering provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at West Wittering can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our West Wittering surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (West Wittering) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for West Wittering may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

West Wittering is 8 km (5 miles) from Emsworth. If you plan a holiday in South Coast of England, look for hotels and other accommodation in Emsworth. Emsworth has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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