Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, WSW swell with 58 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate – Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for West Wittering over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: it’s looking pretty grim. Honestly, there’s not a single decent wave in the whole 16-day window. The swell is tiny, the wind is almost always rubbish, and the scores reflect that – nothing worth paddling out for. You’re looking at a long run of flatness and chop. The first few days are especially bad, with onshore winds and barely a ripple. Friday the 11th kicks off with a meagre 1 ft from the SSW, cross-on wind, and just 13 energy units – that’s weak.
We get a little bump in the energy around the 19th of September, with a combined energy of 71 on the Saturday morning, but the swell height is only 3 ft from the SSW with a period of 7 seconds. The wind is light cross-on, which is about as good as it gets here, but it’s still small and weak. That’s not a standout; it’s just the least worst of a bad bunch.
The only time the wind cleans up is right at the tail end. On the 24th of September, Thursday morning, we get a glassy spell – 3 ft from the WSW, but with a short 4-second period and energy of just 17. Then on the 25th and 26th (Friday and Saturday mornings), we finally see some offshore wind from the NE, with clean conditions. On the 25th morning we get 3 ft from the SSW at 5 seconds, energy of 44, and on the 26th morning, 3 ft from the SW, 5 seconds, energy of 31. The waves are small and weak, but they’ll be clean. If you’re desperate, those are your windows.
This place is inconsistent, and this run proves it. It’s a sheltered beach-and-groyne setup, so it needs a perfect swell direction from the SW and the right wind. We don’t have that here. Frankly, if you’re looking for something to do on those windier days, this setup looks more interesting for a kite session than a paddle out.
Stay patient. It tends not to stay this poor forever, and forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 7 | SW 2 | SW 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | NW 3 | SW 10 | NW 3 | SW 11 | WSW 3 | SW 5 |
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 kJ | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:25PM5.17m | 00:40AM5.15m | 1:02PM5.27m | 1:17AM5.19m | 1:37PM5.24m | 1:52AM5.09m | 2:11PM5.07m | 2:26AM4.88m | 2:44PM4.81m | 3:00AM4.59m | 3:16PM4.48m | 3:33AM4.24m | 3:49PM4.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.15m | 6:15PM0.28m | 6:32AM0.04m | 6:52PM0.19m | 7:08AM0.06m | 7:27PM0.22m | 7:42AM0.19m | 8:01PM0.36m | 8:16AM0.42m | 8:35PM0.59m | 8:49AM0.73m | 9:09PM0.89m | 9:26AM1.08m | 9:49PM1.23m | |||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 9 | SSE 4 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 2 | — | S 4 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 1 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 76 | 25 | 290 | 283 | 384 | 251 | 133 | 213 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 877 | 385 | 76 | 824 | 377 | 230 | 278 | 284 | 254 |
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