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Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bracklesham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?
The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bracklesham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
240 | 246 | 189 | 160 | 132 | 110 | 138 | 84 | 80 | 58 | 50 | 68 | 67 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:23AM5.02m | 2:53PM4.94m | 3:12AM4.76m | 3:44PM4.66m | 4:04AM4.43m | 4:40PM4.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.23m | 8:46PM0.63m | 9:13AM0.51m | 9:46PM0.94m | 10:16AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | — | — | 41 | 103 | 132 | — | 138 | 84 | 43 | 58 | 50 | 68 | 67 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 80 | — | 35 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 240 | 246 | 189 | 160 | 70 | 110 | 93 | 56 | 33 | 20 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 481 | 164 | 258 | 526 | 253 | 139 | 20 | 126 | 20 | 20 | 126 | 126 | 143 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 87 | 45 |
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