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West Wittering surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SW swell with 128 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
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Alright, folks, Rusty here, and I’ll give it to you straight – this is a tough one for West Wittering.
I’ve looked through the full 16 days, and it’s a real dry spell. There’s nothing that even gets close to a proper surf. The first hint of any swell doesn’t show up until the morning of Monday, August 4th, and even then it’s a pathetic 0.3ft from the SW with a weak 9-second period and a combined energy of just 6. That’s not a wave, that’s a ripple. The wind is cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but there’s simply nothing to ride.
The whole forecast is a flat spell. The swell tries to build a little on the 5th of August, but the wind is howling onshore at 25 mph, making it a total loss. The water temperature is a very unusual 71°F – that’s 9°F warmer than normal for this time of year, which is wild, but it doesn’t matter when there’s no surf.
We do get a couple of glassy mornings, like the 7th of August with a 0.3ft W swell, but the energy is a measly 3. It’s just not enough to break. The same story repeats through the second week. The 12th of August has a clean offshore wind from the ENE with a 0.3ft SW swell, but again, total energy is only 5. There’s just no power in the water.
West Wittering is a sheltered beach-groyne setup that’s inconsistent at the best of times, and right now, it’s a total write-off. If you’ve got a kite, maybe the 5th of August afternoon with that 4ft swell and strong onshore breeze might be something for you, but for a paddle surfer, there’s zero hope. The best I can say is that forecasts can change, but this run looks stubbornly poor.
Stay patient, lads. This one is a wash.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 3 | ESE 2 | E 4 | SW 9 | SE 3 | SW 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 6 | W 10 | SW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 30 | 128 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:41PM4.79m | 2:52AM4.65m | 3:16PM4.74m | 3:28AM4.54m | 3:53PM4.61m | 4:08AM4.37m | 4:34PM4.42m | 4:54AM4.16m | 5:23PM4.19m | 5:51AM3.92m | 6:26PM3.97m | 7:07AM3.75m | 7:50PM3.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.70m | 8:45AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.77m | 9:22AM0.61m | 9:49PM0.89m | 10:06AM0.80m | 10:38PM1.05m | 11:00AM1.04m | 11:42PM1.21m | 12:11PM1.25m | 00:58AM1.29m | 1:31PM1.34m | 2:17AM1.21m | ||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | W 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 9 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ESE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | NW 2 | — | SW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 128 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 28 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 495 | 325 | 236 | 213 | 251 | 283 | 290 | 303 | 335 | 384 | 381 | 17 | 347 | 303 | 29 | 297 | 381 | 297 | 334 | 282 | 60 |
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