Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
20.8°C
3.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 4AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
1
SW
4
1.6
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
1.2
SW
9
1
SW
9
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
2
6
35
140
212
248
207
233
167
131
249
677
1283
885
475
322
225
156
35
56
92
107
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
60
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:16AM4.57m
12:38PM4.74m
00:48AM4.78m
1:09PM4.94m
1:20AM4.92m
1:41PM5.05m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.47m
6:24PM0.61m
6:39AM0.29m
6:56PM0.45m
7:10AM0.18m
7:29PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:53
 mm
4
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
10
12
9
10
11
12
12
14
15
14
15
14
12
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