Bracklesham Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.76° N 0.86° W

Bracklesham 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
21.9° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
61
59
66
131
122
66
36
21
11
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
SSE
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49AM3.83m
5:11PM3.77m
5:36AM3.48m
6:04PM3.45m
6:46AM3.22m
7:35PM3.27m
Low Tide
11:01AM1.42m
11:39PM1.56m
12:05PM1.71m
00:52AM1.75m
1:24PM1.85m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
20
18
14
13
12
15
19
20
20
17
15
13
13
16
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
13
15
13
10
9
8
11
17
18
16
13
10
9
9
12
17
13
14
14
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