Surf Forecasts:
Bracklesham surf forecast from 30 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 4 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, E swell with 163 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bracklesham this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bracklesham in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 04) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 03) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Wed 4th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bracklesham over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | W 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | W 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 163 | 87 | 92 | 106 | 73 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53PM4.81m | 2:22AM4.67m | 2:43PM4.47m | 3:17AM4.33m | 3:40PM4.11m | 4:22AM4.01m | 4:51PM3.81m | 5:44AM3.85m | 6:21PM3.71m | 7:14AM3.92m | 7:47PM3.86m | 8:24AM4.16m | 8:50PM4.12m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.47m | 8:14AM0.85m | 8:44PM0.82m | 9:20AM1.21m | 9:59PM1.13m | 10:48AM1.45m | 11:28PM1.27m | 12:17PM1.46m | 00:47AM1.23m | 1:28PM1.29m | 1:50AM1.07m | 2:24PM1.06m | 2:41AM0.90m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 4 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | E 6 | W 8 | E 7 | — | W 10 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 7 | — | S 17 | — | SW 10 | ESE 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 19 | 38 | 92 | 163 | 87 | 92 | 106 | 73 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 31 | 45 | 218 | 249 | 378 | 378 | 156 | 404 | 404 | 260 | 378 | 255 | 146 | 156 | 146 | 287 |
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