Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 09 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 9AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
6
5
5
6
9
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35AM3.66m
5:11PM3.62m
5:31AM3.51m
6:17PM3.56m
6:43AM3.46m
7:35PM3.67m
Low Tide
10:22PM1.65m
10:55AM1.54m
11:40PM1.78m
12:14PM1.59m
1:00AM1.73m
1:26PM1.47m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:37
8:38
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Temp °C
13
12
12
14
16
16
17
13
11
10
9
11
13
12
12
9
6
5
5
10
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
11
11
13
7
4
2
1
3
6
5
5
1
-1
-1
-1
4
6
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
4
2
5
5
6
6
5
3
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
7
9
6
5
5
6
9
13
25
40
42
52
42
39
52
49
34
26
8
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
260
260
260
295
296
382
302
387
588
389
472
411
671
373
381
239
239
260
194
474
194
474
474
285
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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