Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.0°C
4.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
9
0.8
WSW
6
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
435
388
210
147
203
43
31
31
22
14
14
27
9
16
18
17
16
8
20
45
68
74
74
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:53AM4.97m
2:14PM5.06m
2:28AM4.92m
2:49PM4.96m
3:04AM4.77m
3:26PM4.75m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.17m
8:02PM0.38m
8:17AM0.26m
8:38PM0.48m
8:54AM0.46m
9:18PM0.67m
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:49
7:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
18
20
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
13
15
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
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