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Bracklesham surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bracklesham today?
The current surf forecast for Bracklesham at 10PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bracklesham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | |
11 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 69 | 160 | 167 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:06AM5.14m | 12:31PM5.16m | 00:51AM5.23m | 1:17PM5.22m | 1:36AM5.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.18m | 5:57AM0.02m | 6:18PM0.11m | 6:42AM-0.04m | 7:04PM0.17m | 7:29AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 4 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 46 | — | 11 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 69 | 160 | 167 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 277 | 277 | 283 | 216 | 59 | 283 | 298 | 335 | 335 | 43 | 336 | 237 | 237 | 258 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 129 | 473 | 650 | 305 | 677 | 671 |
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