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Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.9° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?
The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bracklesham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | |
6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 95 | 137 | 171 | 65 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:47PM3.93m | 9:14AM3.90m | 9:45PM4.28m | 10:10AM4.27m | 10:35PM4.63m | 10:59AM4.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM1.23m | 2:58AM1.20m | 3:15PM0.93m | 3:45AM0.84m | 4:02PM0.62m | 4:29AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | NNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 95 | 137 | 171 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 373 | 277 | 277 | 353 | 353 | 860 | 924 | 1251 | 849 | 385 | 385 | 216 | 216 | 31 | 45 | 27 | 20 | 139 | 139 | 156 | 255 | 387 | 143 |
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