Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.8° C
4.7° 

Bracklesham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bracklesham today (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Bracklesham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.6
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
67
229
67
71
53
49
77
136
136
203
29
16
12
5
5
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:31PM4.13m
4:49AM3.83m
5:11PM3.77m
5:36AM3.48m
6:04PM3.45m
Low Tide
10:42PM1.28m
11:01AM1.42m
11:39PM1.56m
12:05PM1.71m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
17
14
13
13
16
20
21
20
17
Feels °C
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
13
10
9
9
12
17
18
16
12
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