West Wittering Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get honest about the next couple of weeks. I’ve looked over West Wittering and, to be straight with you, it’s a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a washout for decent waves. There’s no real stand-out swell, and the wind’s mostly working against us. Expect a long, quiet run.

Starting from Friday, July 3rd through the whole weekend, it’s flat or ankle-snappers. The combined swell energy is pathetic, mostly in the single digits (3 to 11). Saturday morning is a clean 0.3ft with a bit of glass, but it’s so small you’ll be chasing ripples. The afternoon picks up to a messy 2ft with a 4-second period and a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore – that’s just blown-out chop. Sunday’s no better: tiny, lumpy, and onshore again. Honestly, nothing worth paddling out for.

Monday the 6th through to the middle of the week is more of the same. Tiny waves (0.3ft to 2ft) with crummy wind – cross-onshore or straight onshore. The energy stays weak (0 to 7). On Wednesday morning the 8th, the wind goes light cross-offshore with clean conditions, but we’re only talking about 0.3ft. It looks clean but there’s no push. Thursday the 9th is clean with a fresh cross-offshore, but still only 0.3ft. You get the picture.

We see a slight uptick on Friday morning the 10th – it goes flat again, but the afternoon brings a 0.3ft, 12-second period swell from the west. The energy climbs to 5, and conditions are clean with a moderate cross-offshore. That long period is a hint of better shape, but it’s just not enough size to do anything with. Saturday the 11th is another clean morning with 0.3ft, but again, tiny.

The rest of the second week, from Sunday the 12th onward, is a cruel tease. There are more clean, cross-offshore mornings, but the swells are laughably small. Monday the 13th morning is one of the better-looking slots: a 0.3ft, 13-second groundswell from the southwest with calm winds and clean conditions, and the energy hits 7 – the highest we’ll see. That’s a long-period, clean window, but at 0.3ft, it’s a lake. After that, it’s back to tiny waves with lousy onshore or cross-onshore wind for the rest of the run.

Let me give you the only real call here. If you’re desperate, the morning of Monday, July 13th is the standout – and I use that term loosely. West Wittering will have clean, glassy conditions with a 13-second groundswell. It’s the only time the wind plays nice with any hint of energy. But honestly, at 0.3ft, it’s more of a paddle than a surf. For anyone but a dedicated longboarder on a log, it’s not worth the wetsuit struggle.

This place needs a proper swell from the southwest to work, and it’s just not happening. Over the next 16 days, there are no real waves. Conditions stay clean a few times, but with zero size, that doesn’t matter. Better luck next time.

Rusty.

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