Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.4° C
5.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 1PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
6
0.4
SE
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
1
1
1
3
8
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:43AM5.01m
3:11PM5.02m
3:26AM4.77m
3:53PM4.77m
4:09AM4.46m
4:35PM4.45m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.21m
9:12PM0.61m
9:30AM0.45m
9:59PM0.82m
10:17AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
20
22
22
20
18
17
14
12
16
20
23
21
18
16
15
14
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
13
18
21
20
19
16
12
9
8
11
15
18
17
15
15
15
10
14
15
15
14
15
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