Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.3°C
4.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
85
82
59
2
2
0
0
0
22
19
13
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
5
NE
5
N
5
W
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM3.47m
10:27PM3.68m
10:57AM3.81m
11:08PM4.00m
11:34AM4.15m
Low Tide
3:42PM1.62m
4:12AM1.33m
4:32PM1.36m
4:55AM1.02m
5:14PM1.08m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
20
21
17
18
18
17
20
20
20
21
21
19
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
10
12
13
15
10
12
12
12
15
15
16
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
18
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