Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW 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) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
1.1
SW
4
1.6
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
2.5
SW
8
2.1
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
1.3
SW
9
1
SW
9
1.1
SW
5
0.7
WSW
9
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
44
140
212
208
155
93
49
78
159
330
1010
783
636
346
266
159
54
65
51
71
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSE
40
SSW
55
SW
50
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
12:38PM4.74m
00:48AM4.78m
1:09PM4.94m
1:20AM4.92m
1:41PM5.05m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.61m
6:39AM0.29m
6:56PM0.45m
7:10AM0.18m
7:29PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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
6
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
16
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
13
11
11
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
14
13
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