Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SW swell with 32 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 6s 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 4AM.
| 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) 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 – looking at the charts for West Wittering, and it’s a pretty grim outlook for the next couple of weeks. The swell is basically non-existent, and when there is a tiny bump, the wind is all wrong. We’re looking at a long stretch of flatness or junk.
The water is an absolutely balmy 70°F right now, which is far warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when there’s nothing to ride.
Let’s run through the dates. Starting Friday the 24th, we’ve got a tiny 0.3ft to 1.0ft of slop with a cross-onshore breeze. That’s a no-go. Saturday the 25th is a write-off with onshore winds. Sunday the 26th is the same story – lumpy, choppy, and tiny. Monday the 27th through to Thursday the 31st is a flat spell with barely a ripple. The morning of Friday the 31st sees a glassy moment with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is still a pathetic 0.3ft. You’d be floating, not surfing.
The entire first week of August is more of the same. We see a few glassy mornings on Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th, but again, the swell is just 0.3ft – not enough to push a wave. The only real event in the whole 16-day window is on Saturday the 8th of August. The morning shows a 4ft swell from the SW. That’s the biggest we’ll see, but the period is a short 4 seconds, so it’ll be weak and crumbly. The combined energy is only 43, which is weak. The wind is a light cross-shore, which is okay, but the swell is so weak and short-period it’s not going to produce anything decent. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore, and it’s back to junk.
Bottom line: there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The set-up is a sheltered beach and groyne. With the constant onshore and cross-onshore winds mixing with the tiny swell, honestly, this looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s pretty normal. Forecasts can change, but right now, put the board away.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | ESE 4 | W 10 | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
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 | 2:04PM1.65m | 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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 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 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 835 | 624 | 645 | 480 | 624 | 880 | 294 | 208 | 186 | 129 | 143 | 191 | 303 | 295 | 319 | 295 | 291 | 325 | 372 | 406 | |
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