Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.8° C
4.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 4AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)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 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
9
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
71
61
59
80
141
141
66
35
16
11
5
5
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
WNW
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:49AM3.83m
5:11PM3.77m
5:36AM3.48m
6:04PM3.45m
6:46AM3.22m
7:35PM3.27m
Low Tide
10:42PM1.28m
11:01AM1.42m
11:39PM1.56m
12:05PM1.71m
00:52AM1.75m
1:24PM1.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
17
14
13
12
16
19
19
19
17
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
13
10
9
8
13
17
17
16
13
11
10
10
13
15
14
14
15
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