Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
9
5
4
4
5
4
16
34
32
28
12
8
4
5
2
2
5
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
N
15
NE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:31PM5.85m
00:47AM5.90m
1:13PM6.01m
1:28AM5.95m
1:52PM6.00m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.31m
7:02AM-0.04m
7:24PM0.21m
7:43AM-0.04m
8:05PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
28
30
31
30
28
26
25
23
26
27
28
27
28
23
20
19
22
26
26
25
21
Feels °C
25
26
27
27
26
25
24
22
25
24
24
23
25
20
18
15
20
24
24
24
20
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