Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 10AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
1
SW
4
1.5
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1
SW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
SW
9
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
1.2
SW
9
1
SW
9
1.1
SW
4
0.7
WSW
8
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
7
35
113
184
190
136
102
41
61
168
479
996
817
567
330
241
159
49
64
80
123
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
50
SW
55
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:38PM4.74m
00:48AM4.78m
1:09PM4.94m
1:20AM4.92m
1:41PM5.05m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.47m
6:24PM0.61m
6:39AM0.29m
6:56PM0.45m
7:10AM0.18m
7:29PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:53
 mm
4
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
16
15
14
11
12
12
13
14
13
10
13
11
10
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
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