Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, WSW swell with 125 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 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 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 | 7AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about West Wittering. Looking at the next couple of weeks, it’s going to be a proper struggle to get wet. The honest truth is, there’s not a single recommendation in the whole 16-day window. The forecast is flat, bumpy, or blown out for the entire stretch. The first real chance of anything worth mentioning is a full ten days away, and even then, it’s more of a grimace than a grin.
Let’s start with the water temp. West Wittering is a beach/groyne setup, and right now the water is a balmy 71°, which is a whopping 9° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s way off the charts, feels like a freak summer event.
The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday the 28th offers a tiny 1.0ft southwest swell, but with a short 5-second period and a cross-on wind, it’s just messy. The combined energy is a weak 4 – not enough to push a flea off a paddleboard. Wednesday and Thursday are equally poor, with onshore winds in the 15-18 mph range and tiny, chopped-up waves. The couple of clean, cross-off wind slots on Friday the 31st and Sunday the 2nd of August are dead flat, with zero energy.
The weekend of the 9th and 10th of August finally sees some pulse. On Sunday the 9th, the swell builds to 4ft from the southwest in the morning, with a combined energy of 111 (moderate), but the wind is howling 18 mph from the WSW, putting it cross-on and lumpy. By the afternoon, it jumps to 6ft, and the energy spikes to 343, but it’s accompanied by a strong breeze straight onshore at 25 mph. That’s a washing machine. For a beach/groyne setup, it’s more of a kite-surfing session than a paddle groove. Monday the 10th is still fresh and cross-on, not clean enough to get excited about.
The rest of the second week fades back into tiny, chopped-up, or flat conditions. The period around the 11th and 12th of August has some clean cross-shore wind, but the swell is barely 0.3ft, so it’s a flat calm.
Overall, it’s a barren run. For this area, a blank spell like this isn't unusual when the wind stays stubbornly onshore and the swell windows are tiny. Keep an eye on the charts, it often doesn’t stay this poor for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | W 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 10 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 10 | NW 2 | NE 3 | — | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:55AM4.13m | 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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 | 5:22 | — | — | 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 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | W 11 | SW 4 | W 10 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 8 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NE 3 | — | ESE 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 195 | 291 | 328 | 303 | 303 | 828 | 385 | 319 | 322 | 403 | 388 | 327 | 347 | 236 | 347 | 143 | 235 | 235 | 290 | 17 |
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