Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 5PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
7
0.4
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.5
SW
5
2
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
13
10
9
14
3
11
7
3
2
5
10
29
122
337
325
311
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
S
15
S
10
SE
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:34AM4.15m
11:43PM4.30m
12:06PM4.47m
00:16AM4.57m
12:38PM4.74m
Low Tide
5:14PM1.08m
5:33AM0.72m
5:50PM0.82m
6:06AM0.47m
6:24PM0.61m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:58
 mm
1
2
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
18
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
13
11
11
13
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