Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
7
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
77
64
53
27
18
17
17
67
106
102
109
116
151
156
172
184
152
135
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:49PM4.11m
4:08AM3.87m
4:26PM3.75m
4:50AM3.52m
5:14PM3.42m
Low Tide
9:49PM1.23m
10:08AM1.45m
10:40PM1.58m
11:11AM1.78m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
20
17
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
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