Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 148 | 212 | 85 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 33 | 23 | 48 | 66 | 62 | 77 | 68 | 86 | 138 | 183 | 245 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | 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 | 10:00PM0.99m | 10:15AM1.13m | 10:42PM1.36m | 11:00AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 124 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 128 | 148 | 212 | — | 65 | 65 | 53 | 33 | 23 | 48 | 66 | 62 | 77 | 68 | 86 | 138 | 183 | 245 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 701 | 431 | 90 | 74 | 287 | 307 | 290 | 348 | 431 | 371 | 333 | 74 | 348 | 287 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 257 | 0 |
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