Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.9° C
3.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
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
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
5
3
2
2
1
1
0
3
25
75
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
30
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:00PM4.18m
7:42AM3.95m
8:18PM4.09m
9:03AM3.99m
9:31PM4.18m
Low Tide
12:52PM1.72m
1:30AM1.75m
1:54PM1.86m
2:33AM1.78m
2:58PM1.86m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:58
8:55
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
22
21
20
18
17
20
20
21
22
20
Feels °C
19
16
17
19
19
19
19
17
18
17
17
18
19
17
15
14
17
15
15
16
17
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