Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
100
62
32
15
11
5
5
3
6
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
15
NW
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
S
20
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11PM3.77m
5:36AM3.48m
6:04PM3.45m
6:46AM3.22m
7:35PM3.27m
Low Tide
11:39PM1.56m
12:05PM1.71m
00:52AM1.75m
1:24PM1.85m
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clear
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
18
14
13
13
16
19
20
19
18
14
13
12
15
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
14
16
14
11
9
9
12
16
18
15
14
9
9
8
10
15
17
14
17
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