Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 GMT
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Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)888766666667777666556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)632473314227223216172252245278331471574386241143128110908612514814895
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
5.96
1:40PM
5.81
2:02AM
5.83
2:19PM
5.60
2:42AM
5.56
3:02PM
5.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
0.04
7:34AM
0.28
7:50PM
0.18
8:12AM
0.43
8:30PM
0.45
8:55AM
0.70
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:01-------7:00-------6:58---
Sunset------5:25-------5:28-------5:30-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---11-----------
Temp. °C10999910101110101010101011101099910101010
Feels °C (?)232214353322346542233355
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