
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 3 | E 3 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 3 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM5.93m | 1:47AM5.87m | 2:15PM5.89m | 2:31AM5.74m | 2:58PM5.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.34m | 8:06AM0.04m | 8:31PM0.40m | 8:51AM0.18m | 9:17PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | SW 4 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | W 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 520 | 158 | 451 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 1915 | 1915 | 537 | 537 | 470 | 477 | 611 | 611 | 477 | 477 | 477 | |
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