West Wittering, West Sussex Weather
About West Wittering, West Sussex
West Wittering draws its character from the salt-heavy air of the Solent, where the horizon dissolves into a pale, shifting watercolour of grey and blue. It lies 5.0 miles south-south-east of Emsworth (from Emsworth: bearing 158°T, OS grid SZ 780 985), and is situated north-west of East Wittering village. The landscape here is defined by the expansive, shifting sands of West Wittering Beach, where the tide retreats to leave behind a vast, reflective mirror that captures the fleeting brilliance of the afternoon sun. To the north, the quiet marshlands of Ella Nore offer a refuge for migratory birds, their calls punctuating the stillness of the reclaimed coastal plains. History lingers near the ruins of Cakeham Manor, where the remnants of a medieval bishop’s residence stand as a silent observer of the changing coastline. The light in West Wittering possesses a singular, piercing clarity, illuminating the low-lying fields and the distant, wind-swept silhouettes of the harbour banks. Local life remains tethered to the rhythm of the sea, with the maritime influence of the nearby Chichester Harbour Sssi providing a sanctuary for diverse flora and fauna. This corner of the coast demands a certain patience, rewarding those who observe how the earth yields to the constant, rhythmic pulse of the English Channel.
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About This West Wittering, West Sussex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Wittering, West Sussex, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for West Wittering includes coordinates 50.78126, -0.893724, in the county of West Sussex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of West Wittering is available on the West Wittering map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the West Sussex weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.