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West Wittering surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with 42 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 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) 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 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Wittering over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one for West Wittering. We’ve got a 16-day window stretching from Thursday, August 6th, all the way through to Friday, August 21st, and the honest truth is there’s not a single session worth paddling out for. The whole forecast is a flat, choppy mess. The first few days are a total write-off, with barely a ripple and onshore winds ruining what little is there. Even the long-range stuff doesn't deliver, with the swell staying tiny and the wind blowing the wrong way. It’s a proper blank run.
We start off on Thursday, August 6th, with a weak 1 ft SW swell, but it’s getting thumped by a cross-on wind. The combined wave energy is a pathetic 6 (weak), and it’s just choppy junk. The water’s sitting at 71°, which is a massive 9° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s really unusual, but it’s about the only thing going for us. The rest of the week is even worse, with the swell dropping to less than 0.5 ft or flat, and the wind mostly cross or onshore. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Sunday, August 9th, with clean conditions, but there’s literally zero swell. Nothing to work with.
The second week doesn’t get any better. We see a few tiny pulses of swell, like less than 0.5 ft to 1 ft, but the wind is either cross, cross-on, or straight onshore. The most “exciting” it gets is on Saturday, August 15th, when the combined energy hits 21 (still weak) with a 3 ft SW swell, but it’s accompanied by a 19 mph onshore wind. That’s pure chop, no shape. Even the morning of Monday, August 17th, has a clean offshore wind, but the swell is only 1 ft and from the SW – not enough to push in properly.
West Wittering is a sheltered beach/groyne spot that’s inconsistent, and this outlook proves it. There’s nothing here. No surf. If you’re desperate, the setup might be more interesting for a kite surfer on a windy day, but for paddle surfing, it’s a total bust. Forecasts can change, but this run looks pretty locked in.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 2 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 4 | W 9 | — | W 7 | ESE 3 | SW 7 | — | NNE 3 | W 6 | E 5 | W 7 | ESE 4 | SW 7 | W 6 | SW 2 | SSW 5 |
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 kJ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:23PM4.19m | 5:51AM3.92m | 6:26PM3.97m | 7:07AM3.75m | 7:50PM3.86m | 8:46AM3.80m | 9:23PM4.01m | 10:09AM4.12m | 10:34PM4.35m | 11:10AM4.52m | 11:29PM4.71m | 12:00PM4.89m | 00:16AM5.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM1.21m | 12:11PM1.25m | 00:58AM1.29m | 1:31PM1.34m | 2:17AM1.21m | 2:49PM1.25m | 3:28AM0.97m | 3:57PM1.03m | 4:29AM0.66m | 4:56PM0.76m | 5:23AM0.35m | 5:48PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | SW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 4 | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 388 | 283 | 278 | 351 | 351 | 382 | 344 | 325 | 617 | 347 | 325 | 330 | 347 | 322 | 347 | 304 | 235 | 233 | 290 | 213 |
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