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Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?
The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bracklesham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
30 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 57 | 143 | 156 | 135 | 148 | 167 | 200 | 213 | 189 | 183 | 156 | 125 | 147 | 392 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:51AM5.23m | 1:17PM5.22m | 1:36AM5.19m | 2:04PM5.15m | 2:23AM5.02m | 2:53PM4.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM-0.04m | 7:04PM0.17m | 7:29AM0.03m | 7:53PM0.36m | 8:18AM0.23m | 8:46PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 25 | 85 | 125 | 147 | 215 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 60 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 57 | 143 | 156 | 135 | 148 | 167 | 200 | 213 | 189 | 183 | 156 | 120 | 74 | 392 | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 284 | 129 | 253 | 285 | 133 | 126 | 126 | 530 | 580 | 245 | 674 | 602 | 426 | 389 | 305 | 140 | 305 | 164 | 164 | 139 | 164 | 126 | 126 |
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