Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
71
50
34
22
92
156
167
184
190
202
261
293
303
261
202
170
150
91
56
28
19
13
10
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:58AM4.56m
4:16PM4.41m
4:40AM4.15m
5:05PM4.03m
5:42AM3.80m
6:22PM3.75m
Low Tide
10:12AM1.58m
10:41PM1.73m
11:09AM1.95m
11:52PM2.03m
12:32PM2.18m
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clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
9
10
9
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
14
13
12
16
17
17
18
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