Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SW swell with 30 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 Monday (Sep 07) 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 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 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’s cookin’ for West Wittering over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – this stretch is looking pretty flat and bleak. The whole 16-day window is a tough one, with barely a ripple to get excited about. The water’s sitting at 69°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s really unusual, almost like a late summer holdover, but unfortunately it’s not paired with any proper swell.
The first real chance you’ve got is way off, and even then it’s a sad one. The only faint pulse comes on Monday the 7th of September morning, with a tiny 1ft swell from the southeast, period of 4 seconds. That’s not much more than a lake ripple. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it’ll be clean, but with combined energy at just 12 (weak), there’s nothing to push you around. It’s a beach-and-groyne setup, so with that short period and minimal size, it’s really only for the most desperate soul on a longboard.
After that, it’s a long gap of days with almost nothing. The next sniff of something is on the 12th of September – Saturday afternoon – when we get a glassy, 0.3ft ripple from the west. That’s it. Combined energy of 2. That’s a swim, not a surf.
Honestly, mate, this is a blank run. The spot is inconsistent at the best of times, and with no proper swell direction matching the optimum (southwest), and the wind mostly onshore or cross-onshore, it’s just not happening. If you’re desperate to get wet, you might find a tiny clean wave on the 7th morning, but don’t expect a ride worth writing home about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 3 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:28AM4.92m | 2:49PM4.96m | 3:04AM4.77m | 3:26PM4.75m | 3:45AM4.53m | 4:08PM4.47m | 4:32AM4.21m | 4:59PM4.13m | 5:32AM3.88m | 6:06PM3.82m | 6:57AM3.65m | 7:43PM3.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.38m | 8:17AM0.26m | 8:38PM0.48m | 8:54AM0.46m | 9:18PM0.67m | 9:38AM0.75m | 10:07PM0.95m | 10:32AM1.09m | 11:13PM1.24m | 11:50AM1.41m | 00:42AM1.40m | 1:25PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.32m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 29 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 17 | 17 | 200 | 262 | 412 | 303 | 303 | 290 | 142 | 384 | 347 | 17 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 189 | 143 | 129 | 385 |
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