Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
18.8°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.7
E
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.6
SW
10
0.8
SW
5
0.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
28
16
15
14
12
13
12
7
7
5
3
14
38
61
92
92
69
58
37
38
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:00PM6.01m
1:17AM5.97m
1:36PM6.02m
1:55AM5.92m
2:14PM5.88m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.09m
7:23AM0.05m
7:42PM0.13m
8:00AM0.20m
8:21PM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:58
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6:40
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4
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5
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Temp °C
15
17
18
16
15
16
16
17
18
19
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
16
16
14
12
12
13
15
15
17
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
14
15
16
18
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