Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SW swell with 98 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 10AM. 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 Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me tell you straight up, this is a tough one. I've looked over the whole 16-day window for West Wittering, and to be brutally honest, it's a pretty grim stretch for paddle surfing. There are no good, rideable waves on offer here at all during this forecast period.
We start now on the 12th of September, and it doesn't get any better. The swell we do see is tiny, with heights barely scraping 0.7 ft to 1 ft most days, and even on the 19th when it bumps up to near 4 ft, the wind is howling onshore at 31 mph, churning it into a mess. It's the same story right through to the 27th of September. The combined swell energy is almost always in the single digits or low double digits, rarely hitting triple digits—so it's basically flat or near-flat, with a weak (27) energy on the 12th being the "biggest" reading.
There are a few days around the 23rd to the 25th where the wind goes cross-offshore and clean, but the swell is still at 0.3 ft. That's not surfable. For a beach/groyne setup like West Wittering that's sheltered and inconsistent at the best of times, this kind of blank run isn't that unusual, honestly. It's just one of those periods where the ocean has nothing to offer for a traditional surfer. If you have a kite, maybe look at the 19th when there's some size and a strong breeze, but for a paddle board? There's just nothing here.
Stay patient, check back in a few days, and hope the forecasts change. This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 27 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:17AM5.19m | 1:37PM5.24m | 1:52AM5.09m | 2:11PM5.07m | 2:26AM4.88m | 2:44PM4.81m | 3:00AM4.59m | 3:16PM4.48m | 3:33AM4.24m | 3:49PM4.11m | 4:08AM3.87m | 4:26PM3.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.19m | 7:08AM0.06m | 7:27PM0.22m | 7:42AM0.19m | 8:01PM0.36m | 8:16AM0.42m | 8:35PM0.59m | 8:49AM0.73m | 9:09PM0.89m | 9:26AM1.08m | 9:49PM1.23m | 10:08AM1.45m | 10:40PM1.58m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 10 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — | 4 | 1 | 17 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 2 | WNW 2 | SW 3 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 2 | — | 7 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 284 | 290 | 126 | 46 | 290 | 129 | 186 | 336 | 377 | 213 | 213 | 25 | 278 | 384 | 384 | 385 | 385 | 284 | 487 |
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