Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SW swell with 74 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) 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 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about West Wittering. I've had a good look at the charts and the honest truth is, this 16-day window is a write-off for any kind of decent surf. There's just no swell on the cards that's worth paddling out for.
The whole stretch is a flat, blown-out mess. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a solid 5°F above average, which is very unusual, but that's about the only interesting thing happening. The combined swell energy never gets above a meagre 36 (weak energy), and that's on the 28th of August, but it's coupled with a fresh cross-shore wind that's going to chop it all up.
The first entry on the 14th of August kicks off with a tiny 1 ft of swell, but a moderate onshore breeze from the southwest makes it a total loss. The next day, the 15th, we see a bit of potential with a clean, cross-offshore wind, but the swell is basically non-existent at 0.3 ft. That pattern repeats for days. We get a few glimpses of clean, glassy conditions, like on the morning of the 25th of August, but the swell is still a pathetic 0.3 ft. You can't surf nothing.
Even when the swell tries to pick up a little, like on the 19th or 28th of August, the wind is always on it, either onshore or cross-onshore, making it a choppy, messy mess. The swell direction is mostly from the southwest, which is the optimum direction for West Wittering, but it's a sheltered spot and it's just not getting enough energy to work. The swell periods are often very short, under 5 seconds, or incredibly long, over 15 seconds, which would make it break too straight anyway.
Forget about it. This is a classic case of a region that just doesn't have any surf. The forecast might change, but for now, there's nothing to get excited about. Keep the boards in the car and maybe go for a bike ride instead.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40AM5.21m | 2:05PM5.27m | 2:19AM5.10m | 2:42PM5.11m | 2:57AM4.88m | 3:19PM4.85m | 3:34AM4.56m | 3:54PM4.50m | 4:10AM4.20m | 4:31PM4.13m | 4:49AM3.83m | 5:11PM3.77m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.26m | 7:36AM-0.01m | 7:58PM0.30m | 8:15AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.44m | 8:53AM0.39m | 9:16PM0.67m | 9:32AM0.71m | 9:57PM0.96m | 10:13AM1.06m | 10:42PM1.28m | 11:01AM1.42m | 11:39PM1.56m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NE 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 327 | 487 | 377 | 146 | 325 | 403 | 457 | 646 | 303 | 400 | 545 | 327 | 55 | 769 | 384 | 385 | 213 | 233 | 156 |
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