Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.9° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 7AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.3
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
5
6
2
2
2
6
6
4
6
14
54
126
236
205
215
226
237
249
389
415
655
661
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:43PM4.30m
12:06PM4.47m
00:16AM4.57m
12:38PM4.74m
00:48AM4.78m
1:09PM4.94m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.72m
5:50PM0.82m
6:06AM0.47m
6:24PM0.61m
6:39AM0.29m
6:56PM0.45m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
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cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
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8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
20
19
18
17
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
13
11
10
12
13
12
12
11
13
12
11
10
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