Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, SW swell with 91 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) 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 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s in store for West Wittering.
To be straight with you, this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat. We’ve got a stretch of poor surf conditions from the start, all the way through, with barely a ripple to get excited about. The swell energy is tiny, the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the fetch just isn’t working for us. It’s a long, quiet run.
The water is running about 71° at the start, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a full 9° above average. That’s very unusual.
There’s nothing I can honestly call a standout. The only time the ocean even attempts to show a pulse is around the middle of the second week. On the morning of the 18th of August, we see a little bump: a 1ft swell from the SSW with a period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is only 36 (weak), and the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the NNE at 12 mph. That’s about as good as it gets, but it’s still a tiny, weak, short-period wave. The afternoon brings a bit more size, up to 1ft from the SW, but the wind switches to a light cross-onshore, making it messy.
Then on the 19th of August, the morning goes glassy with a calm wind and a 0.4ft, 9-second swell from the SSW. The combined energy reaches 35 (weak). It’s a clean, glassy surface, but the wave is too small to really ride. A long-period swell like that with 9 seconds is better shaped, but the size just isn’t there.
Honestly, this is a blank run. For West Wittering, a sheltered spot that’s already inconsistent, these flat spells are more normal than not. It’s a beach and groyne setup, so when the wind is strong and the swell is poor, it’s not worth the paddle. The handful of clean, offshore windows we do get are wasted on waves that are barely a ripple. We’ll have to wait for a change in the charts.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 2 | WSW 4 |
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 kJ | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:53PM4.61m | 4:08AM4.37m | 4:34PM4.42m | 4:54AM4.16m | 5:23PM4.19m | 5:51AM3.92m | 6:26PM3.97m | 7:07AM3.75m | 7:50PM3.86m | 8:46AM3.80m | 9:23PM4.01m | 10:09AM4.12m | 10:34PM4.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.89m | 10:06AM0.80m | 10:38PM1.05m | 11:00AM1.04m | 11:42PM1.21m | 12:11PM1.25m | 00:58AM1.29m | 1:31PM1.34m | 2:17AM1.21m | 2:49PM1.25m | 3:28AM0.97m | 3:57PM1.03m | |||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | NE 4 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 6 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | NW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | NW 2 | NNE 3 | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 303 | 334 | 384 | 303 | 397 | 282 | 386 | 60 | 278 | 297 | 334 | 335 | 381 | 257 | 235 | 381 | 327 | 487 | 381 | 388 |
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