Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Bracklesham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 2PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
SSE
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)12111010106111111131414131381266888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223239385485555918240640743729517011032586326403447574504424300
Wind
(km/h)
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
4.91
12:28AM
5.07
12:39PM
5.05
1:01AM
5.18
1:14PM
5.08
1:36AM
5.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
0.17
6:17AM
0.37
6:32PM
0.06
6:51AM
0.29
7:06PM
0.07
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise7:09-------7:09-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:23-------5:25-------5:28-----
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cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--2134-11---------1------
Temp. °C55679987776666681010101111111011
Feels °C (?)-6-7-5-4354321-1-1100222233324
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