Brighton Beach (Melbourne) Surf Break

Brighton Beach (Melbourne) Surf Guide

Lat Long: 37.93° S 144.99° E

Issued: 9 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Brighton Beach (Melbourne) sea temperature is
13.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Brighton Beach (Melbourne) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Brighton Beach (Melbourne) Surf Guide

Brighton Beach (Melbourne) in Mornington Peninsula is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Ideal winds are from the east. There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the ideal wave direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Brighton Beach (Melbourne) Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Brighton Beach (Melbourne):

The best conditions reported for surf at Brighton Beach (Melbourne) occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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Brighton Beach (Melbourne) Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 23 June 2026, 01:15 Local Time
Tuesday 23
1AM4AM7AM10AM
Wave (m)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period (s) 15 14 10 10
Wind (km/h)
10
10
10
10
Wind State cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross

Tides at Brighton Beach (Melbourne)

Current tide and informaton
For Bentleigh, 4 km from Brighton Beach (Melbourne).
Next High Water: 06:20am | 3.66m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 12:08pm | 0.79m
IS AT (local time)

Brighton Beach (Melbourne) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.8 °C) at Brighton Beach (Melbourne) is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.
Current Temp*: 13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Brighton Beach (Melbourne)

Surf stats for Brighton Beach (Melbourne), see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Brighton Beach (Melbourne)

Wind stats for Brighton Beach (Melbourne), see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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