Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.9° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 1PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
WSW
3
1
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.8
S
6
1.9
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.6
SW
8
1.9
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
9
1
SSW
4
1.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
28
59
44
8
35
31
72
199
322
559
1006
2124
1280
681
338
580
393
275
390
300
40
237
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
15
S
30
W
25
W
25
SW
35
S
40
S
35
WSW
50
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
40
SSW
55
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:46AM3.26m
7:25PM3.24m
8:31AM3.42m
8:57PM3.47m
9:34AM3.77m
9:51PM3.82m
Low Tide
1:35PM1.89m
2:05AM1.65m
2:39PM1.65m
2:59AM1.37m
3:28PM1.33m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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6:01
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6:00
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5:58
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 mm
5
5
7
1
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1
4
1
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2
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1
3
3
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
12
12
13
14
13
13
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
7
8
12
6
7
7
7
5
6
0
-1
-2
0
3
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
4
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