Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
3
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
231
202
216
237
268
350
313
183
118
82
62
45
36
23
15
10
28
6
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:58PM5.22m
4:22AM4.94m
4:49PM4.83m
5:21AM4.55m
5:56PM4.46m
Low Tide
10:13PM1.02m
10:38AM1.19m
11:16PM1.34m
11:51AM1.54m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
20
18
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
12
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
14
16
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