Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 May 2026 BST
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Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
4
4
9
9
7
7
14
22
53
74
74
78
45
36
31
40
19
19
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:12PM5.04m
11:35AM5.02m
11:49PM5.14m
12:10PM5.13m
00:24AM5.20m
12:45PM5.18m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.91m
5:31PM1.01m
5:51AM0.83m
6:08PM0.96m
6:28AM0.79m
6:45PM0.96m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:01
9:02
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
19
19
20
19
19
17
15
14
15
16
16
17
17
14
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
17
17
16
19
19
19
17
17
13
12
10
11
11
10
12
14
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
4
4
9
9
7
7
7
22
53
20
41
30
23
17
31
19
19
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
6
5
5
1
1
1
7
7
14
6
19
31
31
31
25
5
5
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
25
40
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
4
7
8
28
74
74
78
45
36
10
12
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
181
181
181
181
181
314
74
290
115
103
74
74
314
135
115
74
0
0
74
121
121
121
74
122
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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