Surf Forecasts:
West Wittering surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, SW swell with 179 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 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, this time with the numbers in feet and Fahrenheit for you. Let's see what's cookin' at West Wittering.
I won't sugarcoat it: the next two weeks look grim. We're looking at a long dry spell with tiny, weak waves and mostly crappy onshore wind. The swell just ain't comin' through. There are no real highlights, nothing to get excited about. The first few days are flat, and the "poor surf conditions" tag sticks around for the whole run. We're talkin' a blank period that lasts most of the 16 days, with only a few tiny, forgettable bumps.
The first sign of life is late in the morning on Thursday, the 27th of August. The swell is a tiny 2 feet from the South, with a super short period of 4 seconds. The combined energy is a pathetic 12 – barely a ripple. The wind is cross-onshore from the SSW, makin' it choppy. Not worth wettin' a wetsuit.
Friday the 28th of August morning has a small bump to 3 feet from the SSW, but the period is still a lousy 5 seconds and the wind is onshore from the SW. The energy is still weak at 46. It's a blown-out mess.
The biggest pulse we see all forecast is on Saturday the 29th of August afternoon, when we get a 4 feet swell from the SW with a 7-second period. The combined energy finally hits a moderate 169, which is the single best bit of energy in the whole run. But, the wind is howlin' from the WSW at 31 mph, straight onshore. It's gonna be a rough, lumpy, blown-out disaster. For a beach/groyne spot like West Wittering, that's a day for the kite surfers, not the paddle surfers. Beginners should stay well clear, and even for the pros, it's not gonna be any fun.
The rest of the run is a series of tiny, weak swells with onshore breezes. There's a little hope on Sunday the 6th of September, with a 2 feet SW swell and a cross-shore wind from the SE, but the period is a pathetic 3 seconds, so it's gonna be weak and gutless. The energy is still only 11.
So, bottom line: leave the board at home. The water is currently about 71°F, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, but that's the only good thing goin' on. There's just no surf. It's a rough patch, but the forecasts can always change, and it never stays flat forever around here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 9 | S 12 | S 10 | ESE 5 | S 9 | E 4 | S 8 | W 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | W 8 | S 4 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 21 | 44 | 28 | 169 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:27PM3.39m | 10:11AM3.47m | 10:27PM3.68m | 10:57AM3.81m | 11:08PM4.00m | 11:34AM4.15m | 11:43PM4.30m | 12:06PM4.47m | 00:16AM4.57m | 12:38PM4.74m | 00:48AM4.78m | 1:09PM4.94m | 1:20AM4.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM1.81m | 3:18AM1.60m | 3:42PM1.62m | 4:12AM1.33m | 4:32PM1.36m | 4:55AM1.02m | 5:14PM1.08m | 5:33AM0.72m | 5:50PM0.82m | 6:06AM0.47m | 6:24PM0.61m | 6:39AM0.29m | 6:56PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | S 12 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | SW 8 | W 8 | — | S 4 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 17 | 59 | 70 | 53 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 44 | 28 | 169 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 283 | 257 | 609 | 255 | 283 | 147 | 303 | 236 | 236 | 257 | 322 | 254 | 129 | 129 | 147 | 414 | 414 | 466 | 167 | 283 |
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