Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.9° C
4.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
7
10
6
5
3
15
13
24
61
72
114
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:42PM5.11m
2:57AM4.88m
3:19PM4.85m
3:34AM4.56m
3:54PM4.50m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.14m
8:38PM0.44m
8:53AM0.39m
9:16PM0.67m
9:32AM0.71m
9:57PM0.96m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
20
22
22
22
21
18
17
17
18
22
23
23
19
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
19
15
15
14
17
19
18
19
18
15
14
14
16
20
19
19
15
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