Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 31 May 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bracklesham today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (31 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
4
0.4
SW
12
1.2
WSW
6
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
7
1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
22
142
29
34
91
33
32
31
31
105
19
18
18
42
25
24
36
22
76
95
102
116
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:26PM4.44m
00:38AM4.49m
1:01PM4.47m
1:13AM4.48m
1:35PM4.45m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.70m
6:04PM0.84m
6:23AM0.66m
6:40PM0.84m
6:59AM0.68m
7:16PM0.90m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:54
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:07
3
11
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
15
13
10
11
13
13
12
13
14
12
11
12
12
11
10
12
10
12
12
13
12
12
11
14
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
15
14
22
77
34
23
19
11
10
31
105
19
18
18
18
25
24
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
7
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
SW
11
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
1
34
33
32
31
21
18
8
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
2
15
22
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
1.2
WSW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
7
1
SW
8
Energy kJ
5
6
8
142
29
33
91
8
97
6
5
3
11
17
21
36
22
76
95
102
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
72
59
287
27
20
79
79
59
20
20
20
20
126
137
126
133
126
258
133
20
340
340
512
79
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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