Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
7
13
7
7
6
6
13
13
20
22
56
79
114
144
154
275
369
435
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:04PM5.48m
3:18AM5.30m
3:42PM5.35m
3:59AM5.11m
4:25PM5.15m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.77m
9:30AM0.64m
9:56PM0.91m
10:13AM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
28
26
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
25
25
22
21
21
20
17
18
18
18
16
16
15
13
14
12
12
12
12
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