Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 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), 10s period with W 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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
7
0.3
E
2
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.5
SW
5
2
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
13
11
1
1
6
3
9
8
12
14
17
34
126
342
396
403
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:34AM4.15m
11:43PM4.30m
12:06PM4.47m
00:16AM4.57m
12:38PM4.74m
Low Tide
4:55AM1.02m
5:14PM1.08m
5:33AM0.72m
5:50PM0.82m
6:06AM0.47m
6:24PM0.61m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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
2
1
1
1
3
11
4
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
17
19
18
Feels °C
18
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
12
9
13
13
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