West Wittering Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Grab your board, but maybe don't get your hopes up too high just yet. We're looking at a pretty flat and sloppy run for the next couple of weeks.

Right now, and for the foreseeable future, West Wittering is the only game in town, and it ain't much of a game. The whole 16-day window is a tough one. We've got a solid gap of poor conditions from the start, all the way through. There's just no energy to work with, and the wind is mostly a mess.

Starting off on Monday the 31st of August, we've got a weak 3ft swell from the southwest, but it's got a short period of 8 seconds and a fresh 21 mph cross-on wind from the west. The water's about average for this time of year. The wave energy is weak (84), and it's just lumpy, poor surf. That afternoon, it drops to a tiny 2ft on a 3-second period with a combined energy of only 10—absolutely nothing to ride.

Tuesday the 1st of September is even worse. The swell has collapsed to 0.3ft. The wind is still onshore or cross-on. The wave energy is 5. It's a write-off. Wednesday the 2nd sees a slight bump to 2ft in the morning, but it's onshore and the energy is still minimal (7). The afternoon brings a 3ft swell, but the period is a pathetic 4 seconds and the wind is howling 22 mph onshore.

Thursday the 3rd through Sunday the 6th of September is a repeating pattern of weak, short-period, wind-affected swell. The wave energy never gets past 72. The best you'll see is a 3ft swell on Friday the 4th morning, but it's cross-on and lumpy. The water's feeling average for the time of year.

We do get a little moment of hope on Monday the 7th of September. The morning is glassy, with a 0.3ft swell from the south but with a very long period of 16 seconds. The combined energy is only 7. It's a tease—a clean, flat ocean. It would be a nice sunrise, but there's no wave to paddle for.

From Tuesday the 8th of September onwards, the swell is mostly gone, with wave energy readings of 46 or less. The wind shifts around, but it's mostly onshore or cross. On the 11th and 12th of September, we get some clean, offshore/cross-off winds, but the swell is either 0.3ft or flat. The 15th of September has a clean look with a 0.3ft swell from the southwest on a decent 11-second period, but the energy is only 5.

Honestly, this is a classic blank run for West Wittering. It's a sheltered beach/groyne setup that needs a proper push from the southwest, and we just aren't getting it. With the wind and the tiny, weak swell, if you're desperate for a session on the water, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The forecasts can change, but for now, there's nothing to recommend.

Rusty.

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