Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 56 | 117 | 159 | 145 | 100 | 52 | 46 | 37 | 61 | 94 | 123 | 115 | 144 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM5.78m | 12:56PM5.82m | 1:13AM5.73m | 1:28PM5.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.23m | 6:43AM0.26m | 7:01PM0.27m | 7:16AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 31 | — | — | 18 | 11 | 80 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 56 | 117 | 159 | 145 | 100 | 52 | 46 | 37 | 61 | 94 | 123 | 115 | 144 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 158 | 161 | 161 | 301 | 260 | 301 | 314 | 252 | 161 | 158 | 121 | 166 | 328 | 200 | 135 | 74 | 103 | 80 |
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