Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
45
60
56
74
187
220
116
61
30
17
11
18
32
45
53
13
9
4
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:08AM4.37m
4:34PM4.42m
4:54AM4.16m
5:23PM4.19m
5:51AM3.92m
6:26PM3.97m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.80m
10:38PM1.05m
11:00AM1.04m
11:42PM1.21m
12:11PM1.25m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
21
20
19
18
15
15
14
17
20
21
20
18
16
15
15
17
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
14
12
12
13
10
12
10
12
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
16
16
15
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