Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period, SW swell with 70 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 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) 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 0.3m 3s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
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 table for the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, this is a lean stretch. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent waves. There isn’t a single surf recommendation in the mix. We’re looking at a blank run that starts now and runs all the way through to the end of the forecast on September 16th. That’s a long stretch of flat or poor conditions at West Wittering.
The water is sitting at 69°, which is a whopping 7° above normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual – it's like the ocean forgot it's September.
The wind is the main problem. It’s mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and often fresh to strong, which just ruins any chance of a clean face. Most of the time the swell is tiny, with wave heights barely getting to 3ft, and the period is short, often just 3-6 seconds – that’s just wind chop jumbled up. The combined swell energy is miserable, mostly under 50 (weak). There are a few brief moments of cleaner cross-offshore winds on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of September, but even then, the swell is so small and weak it’s barely a ripple. On the 11th, you get a moment of glassy conditions in the morning, but again, it’s only 3ft and 4 seconds.
This isn’t really a setup for a surf. Honestly, with the onshore wind and the choppy, weak conditions on offer, this looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Stay patient, boys. It tends not to stay this bad forever. Forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 47 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:04AM4.77m | 3:26PM4.75m | 3:45AM4.53m | 4:08PM4.47m | 4:32AM4.21m | 4:59PM4.13m | 5:32AM3.88m | 6:06PM3.82m | 6:57AM3.65m | 7:43PM3.70m | 8:46AM3.74m | 9:21PM3.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.48m | 8:54AM0.46m | 9:18PM0.67m | 9:38AM0.75m | 10:07PM0.95m | 10:32AM1.09m | 11:13PM1.24m | 11:50AM1.41m | 00:42AM1.40m | 1:25PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.32m | 2:49PM1.38m | 3:25AM1.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 61 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | S 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | SW 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 6 | 38 | 47 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 262 | 412 | 303 | 297 | 290 | 142 | 408 | 141 | 213 | 158 | 186 | 126 | 189 | 186 | 191 | 126 | 25 | 168 | 167 |
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