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Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bracklesham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bracklesham sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?
The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 11PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Bracklesham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 188 | 455 | 735 | 591 | 408 | 399 | 309 | 278 | 169 | 162 | 106 | 241 | 228 | 60 | 42 | 49 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 92 | 131 | 146 | 171 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:01PM 3.69 | 5:43AM 3.79 | 6:14PM 3.52 | 6:56AM 3.72 | 7:32PM 3.53 | 8:03AM 3.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:29PM 1.34 | 12:12PM 1.50 | 12:30AM 1.43 | 1:09PM 1.46 | 1:25AM 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - |
| Sunset | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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