Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 97 | 148 | 176 | 260 | 88 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 36 | 58 | 65 | 90 | 106 | 159 | 268 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM5.22m | 4:00AM4.90m | 4:20PM4.82m | 4:39AM4.49m | 5:02PM4.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.73m | 10:00PM0.99m | 10:15AM1.13m | 10:42PM1.36m | 11:00AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 139 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 97 | 148 | 176 | 260 | — | 65 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 36 | 58 | 65 | 90 | 106 | 159 | 268 | 201 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 379 | 701 | 119 | 90 | 74 | 93 | 161 | 193 | 122 | 431 | 325 | 115 | 329 | 337 | 287 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 271 | 90 |
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