Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SW swell with 33 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it's a tough stretch for West Wittering. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for any decent surfing. The combined swell energy barely gets out of the single digits, peaking at a weak (33) on the 26th of July morning, and it's all downhill from there. We're looking at a long, dry gap with no real recommendations at all. The surf is just too small and too messy.
From the 26th of July right through to the 10th of August, it's a near-constant run of poor surf. The swell heights are tiny, mostly below 1.6 ft, and what little energy there is gets chopped up by onshore and cross-onshore winds. The odd moment like the morning of the 2nd of August has a light offshore breeze with a 0.3 ft swell from the west, but there's just no energy behind it to make anything worth paddling for. Even the longer period swell on the 2nd of August morning coming from the west at 10 seconds doesn't save it because the height is so minimal.
The best you can say is that on the 10th of August morning, there's a little bump from the WSW at 0.7 ft with a 10-second period (14 combined energy), but it's still tiny and the wind is straight offshore from the east, which would clean it up if there was anything to clean up. But 0.7 ft is barely a ripple. Honestly, for a beach and groyne setup like this with such small, weak swell and strong winds forecast for the 4th and 5th of August (near gale onshore at 31 mph), it looks far more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddler.
For a spot that's already described as inconsistent, this blank run is pretty normal for the area. Don't hold your breath; forecasts can change, but this one looks cooked for the foreseeable.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | W 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | W 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 |
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 kJ | 33 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 10:30AM3.62m | 10:46PM3.82m | 11:16AM3.88m | 11:29PM4.06m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM1.49m | 4:29AM1.24m | 4:49PM1.31m | 5:14AM1.02m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | W 10 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | NW 2 | N 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 836 | 384 | 213 | 25 | 129 | 46 | 191 | 295 | 291 | 309 | 387 | 335 | 532 | 303 | 255 | 191 | 291 | 545 | 457 | 233 | 213 |
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