Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?

The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.2
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)135566788718171616161616516161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2832831561984616635171931215807779211161646468173223248266214164153
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
40
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
3.47
9:14AM
3.69
9:48PM
3.71
10:02AM
3.92
10:30PM
3.97
10:42AM
4.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
1.57
3:00PM
1.36
3:19AM
1.41
3:48PM
1.15
4:06AM
1.22
4:30PM
0.92
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----7:58-------7:58-------7:56---
Sunset------4:25-------4:27-------4:29-
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-2--4662---111-1211-----
Temp. °C10899999107888899999888999
Feels °C (?)42111-1-10-2221134434444654
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