Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.4° C
4.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
E
4
0.1
SW
10
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
7
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
15
15
4
4
4
5
13
22
32
22
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM4.89m
00:16AM5.00m
12:44PM5.16m
00:59AM5.18m
1:26PM5.29m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.35m
5:48PM0.51m
6:11AM0.11m
6:35PM0.34m
6:55AM-0.02m
7:18PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
24
27
28
28
26
25
24
27
28
28
26
24
22
22
20
24
27
24
23
24
Feels °C
16
15
16
19
23
25
24
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
20
20
19
22
24
20
19
21
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