Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SW swell with 51 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Staring down the barrel at the next couple of weeks and, well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking flat as a pancake for ages. We’ve got a long, dry spell on our hands with hardly a ripple to get excited about for the vast majority of the 16-day window.
The only option on the map is West Wittering, a sheltered beach and groyne setup. But don’t get your hopes up. For the first full week, from Friday 21st August right through to Tuesday 1st September, the wave energy is just pathetic, mostly measuring in the single digits, with a few days of absolutely nothing at all. The swell that does show is tiny, barely 4 inches, and coming from the south or southwest. It’s not a swell, it’s a lake ripple.
There’s a brief, bumpy pulse of energy around Friday 28th August. The combined swell energy climbs to 177 by the afternoon, with a messy 5ft SSW groundswell (period of 7 seconds). But the wind is all wrong; it’s coming from the west and southwest, smashing right onshore or cross-onshore. It’s going to be a blown-out, lumpy mess. Not paddle surfing – more like a kite session if anything.
That’s the best this stretch has to offer, and that’s saying something. For anyone keen on beginners, that 5ft is still manageable, but the conditions will ruin it. For the rest of the time, you’ll be sitting on the beach watching the tide move sand. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, not that it matters for the paddling you won't be doing. Keep the board in the shed, lads. Forecasts can always change, but right now, this is a blank run that’s pretty standard for this area when the summer slumps hit.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 6 | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 5 | S 9 | SE 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:36AM3.48m | 6:04PM3.45m | 6:46AM3.22m | 7:35PM3.27m | 8:52AM3.21m | 9:27PM3.39m | 10:11AM3.47m | 10:27PM3.68m | 10:57AM3.81m | 11:08PM4.00m | 11:34AM4.15m | 11:43PM4.30m | 12:06PM4.47m | 00:16AM4.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM1.71m | 00:52AM1.75m | 1:24PM1.85m | 2:10AM1.76m | 2:40PM1.81m | 3:18AM1.60m | 3:42PM1.62m | 4:12AM1.33m | 4:32PM1.36m | 4:55AM1.02m | 5:14PM1.08m | 5:33AM0.72m | 5:50PM0.82m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | SW 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 52 | 87 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 18 | — | — | 8 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 143 | 195 | 195 | 347 | 196 | 278 | 302 | 236 | 420 | 257 | 283 | 344 | 362 | 278 | 334 | 129 | 25 | 137 | 627 | 254 |
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