Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 28 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:52AM4.99m | 3:07PM4.82m | 3:28AM4.62m | 3:45PM4.45m | 4:11AM4.25m | 4:31PM4.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM1.22m | 9:17PM1.31m | 9:38AM1.58m | 10:05PM1.65m | 10:35AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 121 | 271 | 288 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 115 | 128 | 115 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 268 | 294 | 300 | 145 | 122 | 126 | 145 |
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