Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 154 | 188 | 73 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:48PM5.67m | 12:12PM5.86m | 00:27AM5.87m | 12:49PM6.00m | 1:05AM5.94m | 1:24PM5.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.15m | 6:21PM0.25m | 6:38AM0.02m | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:14AM0.03m | 7:33PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 109 | 73 | 52 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 102 | 154 | 188 | — | — | 32 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 166 | 80 | 161 | 158 | 348 | 411 | 348 | 348 | 328 | 327 | 314 | 337 | 307 | 337 | 350 | 103 | 84 |
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