Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period, SW swell with 74 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 Sunday (Sep 13) 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, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next 16 days are a real struggle for West Wittering. There’s no good surf on offer at all. Every single session in the forecast is rated as poor surf conditions, so we’re looking at a proper blank run. The consistent theme is tiny, weak swell and messy wind.
The water temp is running at 69°F, which is a staggering 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual – you’ll be swimming in bathwater, but don’t expect any waves to go with it.
We start on Saturday 5th September with a tiny 1.0ft swell from the WSW at a short 7 seconds. The combined energy is just 11 (weak), and it’s onshore with a 12 mph wind. Pretty hopeless. Sunday 6th through Wednesday 16th September is a long stretch of nothing. Swell heights are mostly below 1ft, periods are all over the place but short, and the wind never lines up clean. The best we see is a glassy morning on Monday 14th September, but there’s zero swell. Not even a ripple.
There’s a brief moment on Thursday 17th September morning with a 1.0ft SW swell and a moderate offshore wind from the ENE. The combined energy is only 6 (weak) and the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s not going to produce anything rideable. Friday 18th September afternoon goes glassy, but again, only a 0.3ft, 10-second swell – barely a bump.
West Wittering is a sheltered beach/groyne setup that needs a decent SW groundswell and offshore winds to work. This forecast has none of that. The wind is mostly cross or onshore, and the swell is too small and weak to do anything. For a patch like this, a run of poor surf is more normal than unusual. It’s a tough watch.
Honestly, for the next couple of weeks, if you’re desperate for a session, you’d have better luck with a kite than a paddleboard. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Hang in there. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s looking flat.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 7 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SE 3 | S 18 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
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 kJ | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:06PM3.82m | 6:57AM3.65m | 7:43PM3.70m | 8:46AM3.74m | 9:21PM3.91m | 10:05AM4.12m | 10:27PM4.30m | 11:00AM4.55m | 11:18PM4.69m | 11:45AM4.92m | 00:01AM4.98m | 12:25PM5.17m | 00:40AM5.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM1.40m | 1:25PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.32m | 2:49PM1.38m | 3:25AM1.04m | 3:56PM1.09m | 4:24AM0.69m | 4:50PM0.76m | 5:12AM0.37m | 5:35PM0.48m | 5:54AM0.15m | 6:15PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | SSE 4 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 70 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | W 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 18 | 55 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 42 | 191 | 191 | 213 | 213 | 303 | 25 | 384 | 377 | 213 | 213 | 284 | 235 | 213 | 284 | 487 | 384 | 377 | 35 |
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