Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
6
6
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
6
12
11
9
8
20
8
7
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:33AM3.67m
8:23PM3.78m
9:16AM3.93m
9:37PM4.11m
10:08AM4.34m
Low Tide
1:20AM2.10m
2:00PM2.15m
2:40AM1.91m
3:11PM1.89m
3:39AM1.56m
4:04PM1.51m
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cloud
clear
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thunderstorm
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
6:59
6:57
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
15
13
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
18
18
17
16
17
15
10
8
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