Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.5° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
14
15
49
62
20
10
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:23PM4.19m
5:51AM3.92m
6:26PM3.97m
7:07AM3.75m
7:50PM3.86m
Low Tide
11:00AM1.04m
11:42PM1.21m
12:11PM1.25m
00:58AM1.29m
1:31PM1.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
20
21
20
19
16
16
15
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
22
23
Feels °C
13
14
15
13
14
12
14
13
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
19
20
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