West Wittering wind forecast & sea temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at West Wittering: 20 kts ENE, gusts 26, 2.2 m waves, water 15 °C — good for kiting.
7-day forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | |
| Wind | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Gusts | 25 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Temperature | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
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Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | |
| Surf (est.) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Primary swell | 0.114s↑ | 0.114s↑ | 0.214s↑ | 0.213s↑ | 0.213s↑ | 0.213s↑ | 0.213s↑ | 0.212s↑ | 0.212s↑ | 0.212s↑ | 0.212s↑ | 0.111s↑ | 0.111s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.19s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.19s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.16s↑ | 0.15s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.19s↑ | 0.18s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.15s↑ | |||||||||||||
| Wind waves | 2.27s↑ | 1.96s↑ | 2.06s↑ | 1.96s↑ | 1.86s↑ | 1.66s↑ | 1.56s↑ | 1.45s↑ | 1.25s↑ | 1.05s↑ | 0.85s↑ | 0.64s↑ | 0.54s↑ | 0.44s↑ | 0.44s↑ | 0.33s↑ | 0.33s↑ | 0.23s↑ | 0.23s↑ | 0.22s↑ |
| Waves | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Period | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 3s | 4s | 8s | 10s | 10s |
| Power | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Groundswell | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: West Wittering, Chichester, West Sussex
- Water: Sea
- Sports: KitesurfWindsurf
- Best wind directions: SESSESSSWSWWSW
West Wittering is a wide, south-facing sandy beach on the Manhood Peninsula in West Sussex, at the entrance to Chichester Harbour, with the sand spit of East Head curling round the harbour mouth at its western end. It has been one of the home beaches of English windsurfing since the sport arrived in the 1970s and is still a busy spot for windsurfers and kitesurfers: south-westerly winds blow cross-shore along the beach, and at low tide the sandbanks create areas of flat water, while the harbour entrance has strong tidal streams that sweep in and out with every tide. Watersports users share the beach with large numbers of families in summer, and seasonal zoning and restrictions on kiting apply, so check the current rules before rigging. The beach and its big grass car park are run by a local estate; on hot weekends the car park fills early and the approach roads queue back for miles. Behind the sand are beach huts and dunes, and East Head is a National Trust nature site. The Channel here warms to about 18 °C in August. We have no live webcam for West Wittering yet; the wind forecast and sea temperature below show what to expect.
No webcam here yet. Closest live cam we know of: Stokes Bay (18 km).
West Wittering FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at West Wittering?
- Not one we can show right now. This page has the 7-day wind and wave forecast for West Wittering.
- What wind direction works at West Wittering?
- It works best in SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW winds.
