Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
2
2
13
28
40
36
33
33
32
29
27
17
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
0
NW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
10:59PM4.93m
11:20AM5.21m
11:33PM5.32m
11:53AM5.58m
Low Tide
4:46PM1.11m
5:03AM0.76m
5:23PM0.73m
5:38AM0.42m
5:58PM0.41m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
17
15
14
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
15
18
18
17
18
18
16
14
11
10
12
16
15
15
15
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