Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.4° C
4.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Brighton today (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
8
6
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
16
18
19
15
9
9
28
61
72
48
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM4.74m
11:51PM4.92m
12:15PM5.01m
00:26AM5.14m
12:49PM5.23m
Low Tide
5:36PM1.28m
5:58AM0.94m
6:17PM1.05m
6:36AM0.71m
6:54PM0.87m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:49
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
21
22
22
20
21
22
21
22
22
20
20
17
17
18
20
20
21
22
Feels °C
17
18
19
21
23
22
20
21
21
19
19
19
17
18
15
16
15
16
14
15
17
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