Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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
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)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
W
7
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
25
39
37
19
17
21
28
42
125
148
136
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM5.85m
2:45AM5.62m
3:07PM5.58m
3:22AM5.29m
3:43PM5.22m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.40m
8:59AM0.37m
9:21PM0.66m
9:36AM0.73m
10:00PM0.99m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
18
20
21
22
22
22
19
17
17
18
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
19
20
19
17
14
17
18
19
18
19
16
14
14
16
17
16
16
17
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