Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 9 | W 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:24AM3.75m | 9:03PM3.93m | 9:48AM4.00m | 10:08PM4.23m | 10:39AM4.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM2.07m | 3:10AM1.86m | 3:38PM1.87m | 4:10AM1.56m | 4:33PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 352 | 343 | 309 | 295 | 309 | 284 | 325 | 371 | 418 | 655 | 528 | 478 | 285 | 349 | 327 | 191 | 316 | 172 | 327 | 316 |
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