Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SW swell with 77 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 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it's your local waterman Rusty here. Gotta be honest with you, looking at this 16-day run for West Wittering, it's a tough watch. We've got a long, dry spell ahead with barely a ripple to get excited about. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn't show up until way out in the second week.
Let's break it down. From now right through until late August, it's a whole lot of nothing. Days on end with tiny waves, if any, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds messing things up. You'd be wasting your time and petrol. There's a glimmer on the morning of Sunday the 16th with a glassy offshore and clean conditions, but there's simply no swell to push it – a flat calm. That pattern of tiny surf and poor wind carries on right through to the end of the month. It's a proper drought.
Now, if you're desperate and have a long-range view, the only thing that pops up on the radar is way out on Thursday the 27th of August. The morning sees a bump of swell, about 4ft from the SSW. The combined energy is 101, which is right on the cusp of being moderate. But here's the catch – it's accompanied by a strong onshore wind from the WSW at 25 mph. That's going to turn any potential wave into a messy, choppy wall. For a sheltered spot like West Wittering, this is just a blown-out, poor quality option. Not one for the quiver.
So, the bottom line: this is one of those blank runs that can happen here. It's not going to stay poor forever, but for this 16-day window, there's simply nothing worth paddling out for. Keep the boards in the shed, maybe go for a skate, and check back with me next time.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 3 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | NE 3 | — | — | W 7 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:44PM5.16m | 00:59AM5.18m | 1:26PM5.29m | 1:40AM5.21m | 2:05PM5.27m | 2:19AM5.10m | 2:42PM5.11m | 2:57AM4.88m | 3:19PM4.85m | 3:34AM4.56m | 3:54PM4.50m | 4:10AM4.20m | 4:31PM4.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.11m | 6:35PM0.34m | 6:55AM-0.02m | 7:18PM0.26m | 7:36AM-0.01m | 7:58PM0.30m | 8:15AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.44m | 8:53AM0.39m | 9:16PM0.67m | 9:32AM0.71m | 9:57PM0.96m | 10:13AM1.06m | 10:42PM1.28m | |||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | SW 10 | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | N 3 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 17 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 377 | 213 | 230 | 143 | 230 | 385 | 381 | 381 | 397 | 621 | 629 | 646 | 385 | 303 | 183 | 303 | 382 | 233 | 17 | 46 |
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