Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, SW swell with 19 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 0.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shakin’ for West Wittering over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. This is a grim outlook, one of the quietest runs I’ve seen in a while. The entire 16-day window is basically a write-off. There’s no surf to speak of. We’re staring down a long stretch of flat, choppy, or blown-out conditions with barely a ripple to get excited about.
The first real sign of any life is days away. We have a few days of nothing, then a couple of tiny pulses, but nothing that’ll get you out of bed. For instance, on the morning of Friday, 31st July, we might see a 0.3 ft swell wrapping in from the SW with a 5-second period, but with a light offshore wind, it’ll be clean. The problem is, the combined energy is a pathetic 1 (1). It’s barely a washing machine. The afternoon just dies off again.
The weekend of 2nd August is flat. Glassy, sure, but flat. No swell energy at all. A couple of days later, on the 4th of August, we get a similar story: a 0.3 ft SW swell with an 8-second period and a clean cross-offshore wind, but the energy is just 4 (4). It’s a tease.
We finally see a tiny bump in energy on the 10th of August, with a 1 ft WSW swell and a 9-second period, hitting a combined energy of 33 (33). But it’s onshore wind, so it’ll be a messy little crumble. Then on the 12th of August, we get the “biggest” swell of the whole run: a 4 ft SW swell with a 4-second period and a combined energy of 49 (49). That’s still weak, and the wind is onshore, so it’s going to be a blown-out, short-period mess. At 4 ft, it’s still small enough for beginners, but the quality just isn’t there.
Honestly, there isn’t a standout day. Not one. West Wittering is a sheltered beach and groyne setup that needs a solid SW swell to fire, and we just aren’t getting it. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 71°F, which is a whopping 9°F warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only bit of interesting news. For surf, it’s a total bust. With this kind of significant onshore wind and tiny swell, the setup honestly looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
Keep the board in the car, but don’t even bother driving. This one’s a blank.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | W 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WNW 3 | — | SW 10 | SW 4 | — | W 4 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM4.28m | 12:30PM4.37m | 00:40AM4.48m | 1:04PM4.56m | 1:13AM4.61m | 1:36PM4.70m | 1:45AM4.69m | 2:08PM4.78m | 2:18AM4.70m | 2:41PM4.79m | 2:52AM4.65m | 3:16PM4.74m | 3:28AM4.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM1.12m | 5:54AM0.80m | 6:11PM0.95m | 6:31AM0.62m | 6:48PM0.82m | 7:05AM0.49m | 7:22PM0.73m | 7:38AM0.42m | 7:56PM0.69m | 8:11AM0.42m | 8:31PM0.70m | 8:45AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.77m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | W 10 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | W 4 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 291 | 328 | 303 | 303 | 384 | 400 | 322 | 347 | 403 | 381 | 325 | 347 | 325 | 347 | 327 | 251 | 213 | 302 | 230 |
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