Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.3° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.7
SSW
5
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
8
3
SSW
8
3
SW
8
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
9
2.1
W
6
1.6
W
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
5
2.5
SW
7
3.5
SW
8
4.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
436
193
172
168
563
1193
1572
1180
1112
2899
2331
1787
1075
267
349
186
120
588
1550
3370
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
S
50
S
55
S
50
S
65
SSE
15
NE
45
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
40
SW
55
SSW
65
SSW
65
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:18AM4.33m
9:38PM4.42m
10:03AM4.77m
10:20PM4.86m
10:42AM5.21m
Low Tide
3:23PM1.47m
3:41AM1.17m
4:07PM1.06m
4:23AM0.79m
4:47PM0.66m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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5:53
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5:52
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5:51
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 mm
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3
6
2
3
7
2
1
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1
4
9
7
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
9
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
15
17
Feels °C
5
6
9
9
5
4
4
-1
11
3
-5
-3
-3
-3
0
2
7
5
2
4
6
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