Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
20.8°C
3.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1
SW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
13
12
5
4
3
4
12
60
169
335
428
293
159
80
59
138
540
874
582
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
S
45
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:06PM4.47m
00:16AM4.57m
12:38PM4.74m
00:48AM4.78m
1:09PM4.94m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.82m
6:06AM0.47m
6:24PM0.61m
6:39AM0.29m
6:56PM0.45m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
17
19
19
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
19
18
16
17
15
16
15
15
13
11
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
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