Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, SW 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 0.6m 4s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for West Wittering.
Truth is, this stretch of coastline is looking like a real waiting game. Over the next two weeks, the surf is flat to tiny, and most of the time the wind is blowing the wrong way or too hard to make anything of it. You’re looking at a solid gap from now all the way through to the middle of the month before anything even sniffs at being rideable.
Water temp at West Wittering is sitting at 68°, which is far warmer than normal for this time of year – a full 9° above average. That’s weird and wonderful. You won’t need a thick wetsuit, that’s for sure.
The first real chance doesn’t come until Sunday, July 19th. That Sunday morning sees a tiny 1ft swell from the SW with a period of 5 seconds – not inspiring, and the combined wave energy is a weak 10. Light onshore wind from the SW won’t help. By Sunday afternoon, the swell picks up to 3ft from the SW, still short period at 5 seconds, energy climbs to 53 – still low. But the wind swings onshore and freshens to 19 mph. That’s going to be messy. For beginners, 3ft is fine, but with that onshore chop it’s not going to be pretty.
Monday, July 20th, keeps a similar story: 2ft SW swell, period 6 seconds, cross-onshore wind at 19-22 mph. Energy sits around 35-39. Still poor.
There are no standouts here, folks. Honestly, this is a quiet spell for West Wittering. It’s a sheltered beach/groyne setup that needs a decent swell direction and light winds to work. With the optimum swell from the SW, and the swell we do get being tiny and short-period, plus onshore or cross-onshore winds most of the time, I can’t recommend any session as a true standout. The best bet would be Sunday morning if the wind drops lighter, but even then it’s a gamble. Crowds are possible here, but with surf this poor, you might have the place to yourself.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the long-range. It tends not to stay flat forever, but this blank run looks pretty standard for this area in summer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 4 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53AM4.24m | 4:21PM4.34m | 4:35AM4.12m | 5:05PM4.24m | 5:24AM3.99m | 5:57PM4.14m | 6:23AM3.88m | 7:00PM4.06m | 7:36AM3.85m | 8:15PM4.07m | 8:59AM3.98m | 9:33PM4.23m | 10:14AM4.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM1.11m | 9:54AM0.89m | 10:25PM1.19m | 10:42AM1.00m | 11:20PM1.24m | 11:41AM1.10m | 00:24AM1.25m | 12:47PM1.16m | 1:30AM1.18m | 1:55PM1.13m | 2:35AM1.02m | 3:01PM1.01m | 3:37AM0.79m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | 9:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 23 | 30 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | W 9 | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 283 | 295 | 327 | 293 | 327 | 304 | 256 | 255 | 255 | 283 | 319 | 172 | 137 | 143 | 126 | 126 | 147 | 159 | 183 | 609 |
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