Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.3° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)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).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.8
WSW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
66
172
189
289
58
30
16
11
13
21
56
45
18
7
4
3
1
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
20
21
20
21
17
15
15
14
17
20
21
20
19
17
17
15
17
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
16
14
12
14
12
10
11
10
12
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
15
16
16
15
16
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