Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | E 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 49 | 80 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:41AM5.87m | 1:00PM6.01m | 1:17AM5.97m | 1:36PM6.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.19m | 6:47AM0.04m | 7:06PM0.09m | 7:23AM0.05m | 7:42PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 49 | 80 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 419 | 213 | 90 | 14 | 74 | 84 | 84 | 101 | 101 | 181 | 183 | 181 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 698 | 421 | 587 |
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