Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SW swell with 62 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mates, let’s be straight with you. The surf here for the next two weeks is looking grim. Just a whole lot of nothing. We’re going to see a long, drawn-out flat spell for the first part of this forecast, so grab a book and don’t even bother waxing up your board.
The few days are pretty gutless. Just some tiny, weak slop with no power. The wind will chop things up a bit around the 17th, making it proper messy. It’s uninspiring, to say the least.
But then the real dead zone hits. From the 21st through the 29th, there is virtually no swell. We’ll see some clean, offshore mornings in there, especially around the 21st and again on the 26th, but with zero swell, it’s just smooth, empty water. A real tease. The only, and I mean only, faint hope comes at the very end of the period on Tuesday the 30th of September. There’s a small pulse of SW energy that might give us a knee-high wave. It’s not much, but a morning of clean, offshore winds could make it the pick of the bunch. It won’t be world-class, but for a brief window, there might be a wave for the dedicated.
Other than that, it’s going to be a long wait. No real standouts, so my advice is to keep your board in the car and your expectations low. There’s a glimmer at the end, but it’s a long way off.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 12 | W 5 | W 11 | S 20 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16PM4.48m | 3:33AM4.24m | 3:49PM4.11m | 4:08AM3.87m | 4:26PM3.75m | 4:50AM3.52m | 5:14PM3.42m | 5:52AM3.22m | 6:32PM3.19m | 7:56AM3.14m | 8:45PM3.25m | 9:38AM3.41m | 9:55PM3.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.73m | 9:09PM0.89m | 9:26AM1.08m | 9:49PM1.23m | 10:08AM1.45m | 10:40PM1.58m | 11:11AM1.78m | 00:02AM1.83m | 12:46PM1.96m | 1:36AM1.86m | 2:14PM1.90m | 2:50AM1.66m | 3:18PM1.66m | 3:43AM1.35m | |||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 12 | W 5 | W 6 | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | W 11 | S 20 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 47 | 3 | — | 16 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 17 | 283 | 409 | 303 | 241 | 385 | 284 | 284 | 142 | 284 | 251 | 208 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 186 | 143 | 143 | 42 |
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