Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, WSW swell with 20 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 0.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got coming for West Wittering.
To be straight with you, the next two weeks are a real mixed bag – mostly a lot of flat, small surf with barely enough push to get you into a wave. The first week is particularly lean. Everything is scoring as poor surf conditions, and the combined swell energy is weak, often single-digit values. The water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is far warmer than normal for the time of year – that’s a full 9°F above average, very unusual.
There’s a promising little window that shows up at the end of the second week. On Saturday, 26 July, the morning session looks like your best bet. We’ve got a light offshore wind from the ESE, clean conditions, and a small 0.3ft swell from the SW with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 10, but it’s the most we’ve seen in a while. The wind will be light, so the surface should be clean. Don’t expect much size, but it’s the pick of the bunch.
The other small pulse comes on the afternoon of Friday, 18 July, with a 0.7ft swell from the SW, but it’s a short, weak 4-second period and onshore wind from the SW, so it’ll be bumpy and messy.
For the rest of the period, the waves are either absent or just tiny wind slop. There’s a long gap of flat, poor conditions from the start right through to mid-July. Honestly, if you’re desperate, the best you can hope for is a small, clean ripple on 26 July morning.
Overall, not a lot to get excited about. West Wittering is a sheltered spot, and when the swell is this inconsistent, you’re better off waiting for a proper groundswell and the right wind combo.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | W 12 | ENE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:33PM4.23m | 10:14AM4.26m | 10:40PM4.49m | 11:15AM4.59m | 11:36PM4.78m | 12:09PM4.90m | 00:27AM5.01m | 12:58PM5.11m | 1:14AM5.14m | 1:44PM5.21m | 1:59AM5.14m | 2:28PM5.18m | 2:43AM5.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.79m | 4:03PM0.83m | 4:35AM0.53m | 5:00PM0.64m | 5:29AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.48m | 6:21AM0.11m | 6:47PM0.38m | 7:11AM0.02m | 7:36PM0.37m | 7:59AM0.06m | 8:24PM0.45m | 8:45AM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 100 | 61 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 12 | — | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 256 | 653 | 454 | 159 | 666 | 159 | 283 | 304 | 257 | 283 | 172 | 126 | 126 | 87 | 232 | 178 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 411 |
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