Brighton Surf Break

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Issued: 12 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
18.8° C

4.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brighton today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
111
90
140
47
25
14
11
7
10
14
37
47
21
12
5
4
24
54
72
49
28
32
25
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
20
W
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:42PM5.17m
1:53AM5.17m
2:17PM5.18m
2:28AM5.12m
2:53PM5.16m
3:05AM5.05m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.77m
7:48PM1.01m
8:07AM0.75m
8:26PM1.03m
8:44AM0.78m
9:05PM1.07m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
20
24
25
21
18
16
15
17
18
20
20
22
19
16
16
17
20
22
26
22
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
15
19
20
17
14
13
13
15
14
15
14
18
15
14
15
14
16
16
19
19
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.5
WSW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
Energy kJ
75
47
25
14
11
7
4
10
10
8
4
10
4
4
4
28
19
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
4
10
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
0.3
N
2
0.4
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
154
111
90
140
1
7
14
37
47
21
12
5
3
24
54
72
49
32
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
288
271
93
13
84
241
145
181
181
181
249
241
241
250
272
290
350
428
501
271
388
288
287
291
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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