Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, SW swell with 13 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 0.7m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about West Wittering over the next couple of weeks. Straight up – there’s nothing doing. The whole 16‑day window from Saturday July 18 right through to Sunday August 2 is a complete flat spell. Every single session gets a big fat zero – poor surf conditions across the board. This is a beach/groyne setup that’s already inconsistent at the best of times, and it’s sheltered from most swell. So a blank run like this, while a bummer, isn’t that unusual for the area.
To give you the details: the swell barely tickles 0.3 ft most days, with the biggest we see being around 3.0 ft on the Sunday afternoon of July 26, but that comes with a fresh onshore wind from the SW at 22 mph and a combined swell energy of only 25 – weak. Periods are mostly short, under 8 seconds, so no grunt. The wind is often onshore or cross‑shore, and the few offshore windows (like Sunday July 19 morning with NNE 12 mph) still have zero swell. Water temperature is a very unusual 70.5°, which is about 10° warmer than normal – that’s freakishly warm for the time of year, but you won’t be surfing anyway.
There’s no standout, no best day, because there’s simply no surf. If you’re hanging out for a wave, maybe look elsewhere – this stretch is dead quiet.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | NE 3 | W 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | W 9 | E 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:26AM4.77m | 3:53PM4.77m | 4:09AM4.46m | 4:35PM4.45m | 4:52AM4.11m | 5:19PM4.12m | 5:40AM3.78m | 6:09PM3.81m | 6:38AM3.50m | 7:12PM3.58m | 7:59AM3.36m | 8:37PM3.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.61m | 9:30AM0.45m | 9:59PM0.82m | 10:17AM0.75m | 10:49PM1.06m | 11:06AM1.07m | 11:42PM1.29m | 12:00PM1.35m | 00:40AM1.47m | 1:01PM1.56m | 1:41AM1.56m | 2:04PM1.65m | 2:42AM1.54m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | E 5 | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | SE 3 | ENE 2 | SE 2 | E 4 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SW 2 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 472 | 236 | 472 | 472 | 246 | 347 | 347 | 372 | 291 | 325 | 335 | 634 | 684 | 342 | 257 | 232 | 278 | 365 | 984 |
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