Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, SW swell with 8 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 0.6m 4s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) 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 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, looking at the West Wittering forecast for the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of flat or near-flat conditions, and when there is a tiny bit of swell, the wind is usually messy. I wouldn't bother paddling out today at all.
We’re starting on Thursday, 30th July, with a tiny 0.3ft lump from the west. The wind is cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and rubbish. There’s barely any energy in the water (4). The water is warm, though – 71°, which is over 9° warmer than it should be for this time of year. That’s very unusual. But that’s the only good news.
Friday the 31st through to the 14th of August is a write-off. You’re looking at days of flat surf with energy readings of zero or barely reaching single digits. A few mornings, like the 3rd and 4th of August, we get clean conditions with light offshore winds, but there is no swell to ride – the height stays at 0.3ft.
It’s not until Monday the 10th of August that we see a glimmer. Monday morning is interesting – we get a glassy clean surface with a light 1ft swell from the southwest. The energy bumps up to 11, but the period is only 7 seconds, so it’s weak and won’t have any push. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and turns it to junk.
Basically, there’s no standout session here. The whole 16-day window is a bust. This is a sheltered spot, and when the optimum swell from the southwest doesn’t line up with the wind, it goes flat. A blank run like this is fairly normal for the area. For a beach/groyne setup with no swell, it’s not even worth looking at for a paddle. With that kind of weak, wind-affected surf, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Keep the board in the bag, folks. Forecasts can change, but this one is looking solidly flat.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 4 | N 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 9 | — | SW 8 | E 3 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 3:53PM4.61m | 4:08AM4.37m | 4:34PM4.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9:22AM0.61m | 9:49PM0.89m | 10:06AM0.80m | 10:38PM1.05m | ||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 8 | ESE 3 | SW 8 | E 3 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | SW 8 | — | S 11 | SW 9 | — | SW 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — | N 3 | SW 2 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 384 | 322 | 319 | 403 | 381 | 347 | 257 | 347 | 325 | 236 | 213 | 239 | 232 | 236 | 384 | 325 | 420 | 663 | 325 | |
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