West Wittering Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for West Wittering over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it's a pretty grim stretch ahead. We're looking at a solid two weeks of flat, weak, or just plain messy conditions. The first real pulse of any size doesn't show up until the very end, and even then, it's going to be a battle with the wind.

The water is running about 4° warmer than normal for this time of year right now, which is a weird one, but it doesn't help the surf.

For the first week, from Monday the 24th right through to Sunday the 30th, it's almost all onshore or cross-onshore wind out of the SW and WSW, and the swell is tiny. We're talking ankle to knee-high dribble at best. The energy readings are all below 100 (weak), mostly single digits. It's a write-off. There's a tiny window on Wednesday morning the 26th with a light offshore from the SSW, but the swell is only 0.3 ft. Not enough to do anything with.

Into the second week, the first few days of September are more of the same—small, weak, and wind-affected. The only thing that's worth mentioning is the end of the run. On Monday the 7th of September, we see a massive jump in energy. The combined swell energy hits a massive 1114 in the morning, and then 1330 in the afternoon. That's strong to very strong energy. The swell height is around 3 ft to 4 ft from the SW, and the period is a very long 17 to 18 seconds. That's pure groundswell.

But here's the catch. That long-period SW groundswell is going to be breaking straight at a beach/groyne setup like West Wittering, and the wind is a cross-onshore to onshore from the W and WSW. It's going to be lumpy and messy. It's only really for experts who don't mind an ugly, powerful wave, and it won't be clean. The energy is there, but the quality won't be. Before that, there's a brief window on Tuesday the 8th with some cross-shore wind from the WNW, but the swell drops back to a weak 4 ft with a short 7-second period.

So, the standout? If you're desperate, the 7th of September has the most power, but don't expect any kind of perfection. For the rest of it, the board stays in the car. There's a gap of nearly two full weeks of no real recommendations.

It stays poor for a long time, but with that much energy showing up at the end, the pattern might shift. Forecasts can change.

Stay patient.
Rusty.

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