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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 107 | 72 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 68 | 96 | 133 | 148 | 209 | 268 | 277 | 288 | 249 | 184 | 140 | 108 | 85 | 78 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:01PM 4.10 | 6:40AM 4.28 | 7:15PM 4.09 | 7:45AM 4.34 | 8:17PM 4.23 | 8:39AM 4.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:22AM 1.58 | 1:00PM 1.62 | 1:19AM 1.61 | 1:54PM 1.53 | 2:12AM 1.55 | 2:42PM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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