Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period, SW swell with 10 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 0.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 8s |
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 on the cards for West Wittering over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I’ve got to be honest with you – it’s a bleak picture for a surf. This is one of those periods where you’d be better off finding something else to do. We’re going to see a long, dry gap with basically nothing worth paddling out for.
The first sniff of any energy doesn’t show until Thursday afternoon, 30 July, but it’s laughable. We’re looking at a 2 ft swell from the SW with a period of just 3 seconds – that’s pure wind chop, and on top of that, you’ve got a fresh 15 mph onshore wind. The combined wave energy is just a measly 9, so there’s no power there. It’s a total write-off.
Friday the 31st has a brief window of cleaner conditions in the morning with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNW, but there’s zero swell to work with – the energy reading is 0. You’ll be sitting on a flat, glassy ocean. The afternoon turns ugly again with a strong onshore wind.
From there, it’s a dead zone. From Saturday the 1st of August right through to the end of the forecast on the 14th, every single session is marked as poor surf conditions. Most days have zero combined energy, and on the rare occasions we see a tiny 0.3 ft pulse, the winds are either onshore, strong, or the period is too short to do anything. For example, Tuesday morning, 4 August, has a glassy start with offshore wind, but that 0.3 ft from the SW with 8 seconds of period and a combined energy of 4 just doesn’t make a wave.
The water temperature is sitting at 71°, which is far warmer than normal for the time of year (anomaly of 9°), but that doesn’t help the surf one bit.
Bottom line: there’s nothing to recommend. Not a single standout. For an inconsistent spot like West Wittering (beach/groyne), this kind of dead run is more normal than you’d hope. Keep an eye on the forecasts; it tends not to stay this poor forever, but for now, leave the board in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | N 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | N 3 | SW 3 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 3:53PM4.61m | 4:08AM4.37m | 4:34PM4.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9:22AM0.61m | 9:49PM0.89m | 10:06AM0.80m | 10:38PM1.05m | ||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 10 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | SW 11 | — | NNE 3 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | N 3 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 828 | 403 | 327 | 347 | 382 | 381 | 347 | 347 | 257 | 609 | 325 | 143 | 43 | 43 | 245 | 236 | 330 | 257 | 257 | 309 | 291 |
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