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Brighton Surf Photo: 'Brighton Point' by Tim

Lat Long: 45.95° S 170.33° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Brighton sea temperature is

11.3° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	SSE	SSE
	15 s	cross	15 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	SSE	NE
	15 s	cross	16 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSW
	15 s	cross- on	10 s	15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSW
	15 s	cross- on	10 s	15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE
	14 s	cross	14 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	SSE
	14 s	cross- off		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		S	SSE
	14 s	cross- off		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N		S	NE
	13 s	off		13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE		S	ENE
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE	NE	S	ENE
	12 s	cross- off	2 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NE	S	E
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	N	S	NE
	11 s	cross	4 s	11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	WSW	S	NE
	11 s	cross	3 s	11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW	SW	S	NE
	5 s	cross	5 s	11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW	SW	E	NE
	7 s	cross	7 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW	SW	E	NE
	7 s	cross	7 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Brighton around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 4 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.0 ft). Range 2.23m (7.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Brighton Surf Photo: 'Brighton Point' by Tim

Nice day well off the point

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User: Tim (2 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:13 am 12 Sep 2015