West Wittering Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for West Wittering over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a pretty grim run for the foreseeable future. We're looking at a solid two-week block with hardly anything to get excited about. There are some long gaps with absolutely no surf worth mentioning, so don't be in a rush to drag your board out.

The water is sitting at a balmy 70°, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year – a full 8° above average. That's a real standout, but unfortunately it's the only standout we've got.

Let's break it down. Through the end of August and into the first days of September, it's a write-off. We're talking barely a ripple most days. The first few days have some tiny 0.3ft to 2ft swell, but the wind is a mess – mostly onshore or cross-off from the east and southeast with a fresh breeze (19 to 22 mph). That's just rubbish for any kind of shape. Everything is tagged as "poor surf conditions."

There's a slight blip on Friday the 28th of August, where the swell bumps up to 5ft from the SSW. But the combined energy is still weak (180), the period is a pathetic 7 seconds, and you've got a moderate cross-onshore wind at 16 mph making it choppy. It's still "poor." The afternoon gets windier and messier. Not worth it.

Into the first week of September, we see a similar story. A few cleaner moments on Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the northwest, but the swell is only 3ft at a short 4 seconds. It'll be clean but tiny. Thursday the 3rd of September morning is also clean with a cross-off from the ENE, but the swell drops to 1ft. You'd be scratching for anything.

Now, the most interesting, but distant, event pops up on Tuesday the 8th of September. We see a jump in combined swell energy to 455 – that's moderate, actually pushing towards strong. The swell is 3ft from the SW with a very long period of 20 seconds. This is a proper groundswell. The catch? The wind is a fresh cross-onshore from the south at 19 mph, making it lumpy. The long period (over 15 seconds) means it'll be better shaped but might break too straight for a beach/groyne setup like West Wittering, and the onshore wind will kill it. It's a promising signal in the long-range, but with that wind, it's a gamble at best.

Honestly, for the entire 16-day window, there isn't a single day I'd mark on the calendar. The best of a bad bunch is probably that Wednesday morning (2 September) for a clean, small session, or you keep an eye on the 8th of September in case the wind forecast improves, but don't hold your breath. It's a long, flat haul, mate.

Stay patient. The forecasts can change, but right now, it's a blank run.

Rusty.

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