Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, W swell with 16 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 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore 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 20) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next 16 days for our little corner of the coast. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough stretch. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with hardly any real swell to speak of. The forecast is pretty much a flat spell, so don’t be expecting anything worth shaking a leg over.
We’re starting on Sunday the 19th of July, and right off the bat, there’s nothing. The water is sitting at a very warm 71°F, which is a whopping 10°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s extremely unusual, feels like a bath. But the surf? It’s a zero. The combined wave energy is a measly 0 to 2 (0-2), and it stays that way for days.
Monday the 20th through to the end of the month is the same story. Tiny little bumps here and there, mostly from the west, but they’re all under 1 ft. The occasional morning will have a light offshore or glassy wind, like Wednesday the 22nd morning with a glassy WSW breeze, but there’s just no swell to work with. The combined energy barely cracks double digits, hitting a paltry 30 (30) on Sunday the 26th afternoon with a 3 ft SW swell, but that’s blown out by a fresh 19 mph onshore wind. That’s more of a kite day than a paddle day, if you ask me. Most of the time, the energy is in the single digits or low teens.
Into the first week of August, we’re still stuck. Monday the 3rd of August afternoon sees a brief pulse of 0.3 ft swell from the SW with a very long period of 12 seconds, and the energy nudges up to 6 (6). But it’s onshore wind and tiny. There’s just nothing to get excited about.
So, the honest truth: there are no standouts here. No real windows of quality surf. If you’re desperate for a paddle on a flat board, you might find a glassy morning on the 27th or 28th of July, but you won’t be catching anything. This is a classic blank run for this area. It happens. Forecasts can change, but for now, save your energy and wax.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | SE 3 | ENE 2 | W 9 | E 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | SSW 3 | W 10 | W 9 | S 3 | — | W 8 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09AM4.46m | 4:35PM4.45m | 4:52AM4.11m | 5:19PM4.12m | 5:40AM3.78m | 6:09PM3.81m | 6:38AM3.50m | 7:12PM3.58m | 7:59AM3.36m | 8:37PM3.50m | 9:28AM3.42m | 9:53PM3.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.82m | 10:17AM0.75m | 10:49PM1.06m | 11:06AM1.07m | 11:42PM1.29m | 12:00PM1.35m | 00:40AM1.47m | 1:01PM1.56m | 1:41AM1.56m | 2:04PM1.65m | 2:42AM1.54m | 3:05PM1.62m | 3:39AM1.43m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ENE 2 | — | E 4 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 472 | 289 | 347 | 347 | 256 | 302 | 347 | 335 | 466 | 642 | 285 | 334 | 414 | 297 | 930 | 875 | 914 | 880 | 303 |
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