Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 10AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.2
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
94
193
131
58
66
48
46
25
15
16
17
49
90
114
131
152
152
152
156
156
147
147
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:33AM4.24m
3:49PM4.11m
4:08AM3.87m
4:26PM3.75m
4:50AM3.52m
5:14PM3.42m
Low Tide
9:26AM1.08m
9:49PM1.23m
10:08AM1.45m
10:40PM1.58m
11:11AM1.78m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:08
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
19
19
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
11
11
13
13
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
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