Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.6° C
4.6° 

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.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 1AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
6
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:05PM5.27m
2:19AM5.10m
2:42PM5.11m
2:57AM4.88m
3:19PM4.85m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.30m
8:15AM0.14m
8:38PM0.44m
8:53AM0.39m
9:16PM0.67m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
26
23
22
21
19
18
20
20
21
22
21
20
19
19
21
24
23
24
22
Feels °C
25
22
23
22
20
18
20
19
20
20
18
16
15
15
18
21
19
20
18
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