Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | E 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 98 | 356 | 558 | 554 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:18AM4.75m | 11:29PM4.93m | 11:52AM5.11m | 00:03AM5.25m | 12:24PM5.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM1.21m | 5:36AM0.83m | 5:54PM0.89m | 6:11AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | W 9 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | — | SW 8 | SSE 3 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 98 | 356 | 558 | 554 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 382 | 451 | 351 | 421 | 454 | 680 | 680 | 250 | 388 | 388 | 250 | 284 | 284 | 272 | 325 | 345 | 412 | 379 | 383 | 166 |
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