Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BST
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Bracklesham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
78
70
55
0
0
38
28
38
43
35
31
36
9
9
8
12
32
31
30
30
29
29
29
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:50PM4.58m
4:11AM4.36m
4:47PM4.18m
5:12AM3.97m
5:58PM3.86m
6:31AM3.69m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.57m
9:47PM0.94m
10:20AM0.94m
10:59PM1.32m
11:40AM1.24m
00:29AM1.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:08
8:09
8:12
8:13
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
10
11
10
9
10
13
14
13
9
8
7
7
9
12
14
13
11
9
8
8
2
3
5
6
3
5
4
3
3
6
7
7
2
1
1
1
3
7
9
9
6
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
4
2
2
5
11
10
9
9
8
12
32
31
30
30
29
29
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SW
8
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
2
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
Energy kJ
80
78
70
55
60
51
38
28
38
43
35
31
36
40
30
20
19
11
11
9
7
6
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
380
380
373
373
386
405
385
380
584
373
333
239
370
239
216
91
239
295
218
216
59
59
59
45
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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