Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, WSW swell with 26 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one to write. Looking at the whole 16-day window for West Wittering, I’m not seeing a single proper surf session on the cards. We’re looking at 8 days straight with nothing but "poor surf conditions" flagged from the 24th of July all the way through to the end of the month. The swell just isn't showing up.
The first hint of any wave energy comes on the 25th of July, but it's a joke – 2 ft of weak, 3-second wind chop from the southwest and a fresh onshore breeze at 22 mph. That's not surf, that's just messy whitewater. The water temp on that first day is clocking in at 70°, which is over 9° warmer than usual for the time of year – a seriously unusual anomaly.
The pattern doesn't improve. We drift through the end of July and into August with the same story: tiny swells, poor winds, and a persistent lack of any real energy. The odd 0.3 ft to 1 ft bump pops up, but with combined swell energies barely hitting double digits (like 2 or 3), there’s nothing to work with. Even the offshore winds we see on the 1st of August (NE 9 mph) and on the 3rd of August (ENE 9 mph) are pointless without any swell to make them count.
Honestly, this is a blank run for West Wittering. It’s a sheltered beach/groyne setup that needs things to line up perfectly, and right now nothing is lining up. For a spot that is already known as inconsistent, this kind of stretch is more normal than you'd hope. If the wind is blowing hard and you’re desperate for a fix, the conditions are more suited to a kite than a paddle. The long-range stuff around the 8th of August shows a pulse of 0.3 ft swell with an 11-second period, which is promising in theory, but it’s so tiny and the wind is howling onshore at 22 mph. It’s just not enough.
So, the long and short of it: there’s no standout session, no hidden gem, no day to pencil in. Just sit tight. Forecasts can change, but right now, the waiting game is all we’ve got.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
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 kJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37PM3.50m | 9:28AM3.42m | 9:53PM3.61m | 10:30AM3.62m | 10:46PM3.82m | 11:16AM3.88m | 11:29PM4.06m | 11:55AM4.13m | 00:06AM4.28m | 12:30PM4.37m | 00:40AM4.48m | 1:04PM4.56m | 1:13AM4.61m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM1.54m | 3:05PM1.62m | 3:39AM1.43m | 4:00PM1.49m | 4:29AM1.24m | 4:49PM1.31m | 5:14AM1.02m | 5:32PM1.12m | 5:54AM0.80m | 6:11PM0.95m | 6:31AM0.62m | 6:48PM0.82m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 837 | 624 | 873 | 511 | 624 | 759 | 384 | 208 | 189 | 129 | 146 | 191 | 295 | 319 | 325 | 382 | 322 | 347 | 388 | 432 |
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