Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SW swell with 98 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks for West Wittering are looking pretty grim. We’re in for a long, flat, and choppy stretch. Every single reading in the forecast is marked as poor surf conditions, so there’s no real standout session to get excited about.
We’ve got a dry spell that runs almost the entire 16-day window. The first bit of swell that even registers some energy is on Saturday the 19th, way over a week away. Even then, it’s not pretty. Saturday morning the 19th sees a peak combined swell energy of 105 (moderate), with a 4ft swell from the SSW, but it’s a short-period windswell of 6 seconds and the wind is howling onshore at 28 mph from the SW. That’s a messy, blown-out mess.
After that, it mostly drops back to tiny, weak ripples. The water temp is sitting at 67°F, which is about 5°F warmer than average for this time of year, so it’s noticeably warm, but that’s about the only positive.
Look, West Wittering is an inconsistent beach and groyne setup that needs a clean SW swell with offshore winds to work. We’re not getting that at all. The wind is either onshore, cross-onshore, or just strong enough to chop everything up. With only a couple of tiny windows of clean wind (like the 23rd and 24th with offshore ESE flow), but with swells under 3ft and very weak combined energy, there’s just no wave to ride.
Honestly, if you’re desperate to get on the water, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, with all that side-shore wind and small, lumpy chop. For a surfer, it’s a board-off fortnight. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a hard pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 27 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 4:08AM3.87m | 4:26PM3.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:08AM1.45m | 10:40PM1.58m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 10 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — | 4 | 1 | 17 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 2 | WNW 2 | SW 3 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 2 | — | 7 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 283 | 284 | 251 | 133 | 60 | 290 | 129 | 195 | 241 | 377 | 213 | 43 | 213 | 278 | 414 | 384 | 278 | 385 | 133 |
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