Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 9PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
1.4
E
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
1.5
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
100
6
6
6
121
134
154
166
126
85
39
19
25
21
16
11
7
10
4
4
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
25
E
30
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:03AM4.37m
11:22PM4.60m
11:41AM4.55m
11:56PM4.72m
12:15PM4.67m
00:29AM4.77m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.77m
5:10AM0.69m
5:23PM0.65m
5:43AM0.55m
5:56PM0.57m
6:15AM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:37
5:35
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8:20
8:21
8:22
8:24
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
14
13
11
10
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
4
5
6
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
6
9
8
8
6
5
6
8
10
12
14
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
1
1
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
2
10
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
87
100
115
98
98
121
134
154
166
126
85
39
19
25
21
16
11
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
458
255
380
296
380
255
255
255
255
196
190
143
143
143
148
143
187
187
239
300
143
143
143
143
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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