Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s 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 0.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
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 – it’s a tough one for our local stretch.
Right from the get-go, through the entire 16-day window, we’re looking at a real flat spell. There’s no surf on offer at all. The first few days show tiny little bumps that barely register, and after that, it’s all zeros and dashes for swell height. The best we see is a few 1ft waves, and even those are accompanied by poor surf conditions. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not totally out of the ordinary when the conditions lock up like this.
If we had to pick a moment to just get wet, the morning of Thursday the 10th of September might be the least ugly. West Wittering will have a tiny 1ft swell from the WSW, but the wind is glassy and the water is a very unusual 69° – about 6° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a real standout for warmth, but the wave energy is weak (9). It’s not surf, really, but the glassy conditions make it a decent morning for a paddle or a swim.
There’s a sniff of cleaner conditions on the 13th with a tiny 0.3ft groundswell from the SW (9-second period) and a light offshore breeze from the NNE. The combined energy is just 4 though, so it’s barely a ripple.
Basically, leave the boards in the van. This is a solid stretch of nothing. We’ll have to wait for the next weather pattern to kick something up. Forecasts can change though, so keep an eye out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SE 3 | S 18 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
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 kJ | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:06PM3.82m | 6:57AM3.65m | 7:43PM3.70m | 8:46AM3.74m | 9:21PM3.91m | 10:05AM4.12m | 10:27PM4.30m | 11:00AM4.55m | 11:18PM4.69m | 11:45AM4.92m | 00:01AM4.98m | 12:25PM5.17m | 00:40AM5.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM1.40m | 1:25PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.32m | 2:49PM1.38m | 3:25AM1.04m | 3:56PM1.09m | 4:24AM0.69m | 4:50PM0.76m | 5:12AM0.37m | 5:35PM0.48m | 5:54AM0.15m | 6:15PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | SSE 4 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 70 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | W 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 18 | 55 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 126 | 42 | 191 | 191 | 277 | 233 | 254 | 254 | 17 | 43 | 29 | 230 | 129 | 129 | 230 | 129 | 172 | 306 | 297 |
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