Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
13
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
12
59
17
18
21
30
67
118
101
67
36
46
34
25
23
16
17
67
110
131
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:16PM4.48m
3:33AM4.24m
3:49PM4.11m
4:08AM3.87m
4:26PM3.75m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.73m
9:09PM0.89m
9:26AM1.08m
9:49PM1.23m
10:08AM1.45m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
18
15
15
16
16
16
19
19
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
11
14
14
15
11
10
10
10
10
14
13
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
10
11
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