Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.9° C
4.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
66
131
136
66
36
20
11
5
5
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
4
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
5
SW
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NE
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:11PM3.77m
5:36AM3.48m
6:04PM3.45m
6:46AM3.22m
7:35PM3.27m
Low Tide
11:01AM1.42m
11:39PM1.56m
12:05PM1.71m
00:52AM1.75m
1:24PM1.85m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
21
18
15
13
14
16
19
19
20
17
15
14
12
16
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
12
14
16
14
12
9
10
12
16
17
16
12
11
10
7
11
17
15
14
15
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