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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4PM is: 2.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (11 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.6
S
2.1
S
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)4567888767612612511115665665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3615234461795411185574032692632561051047461434378106971021198769
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
45
S
50
S
55
S
60
S
55
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
4.19
5:21AM
4.25
5:53PM
3.96
6:30AM
4.09
7:15PM
3.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
1.56
11:17PM
1.62
11:55AM
1.74
12:16AM
1.81
12:56PM
1.81
1:20AM
1.87
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------
Sunset--4:16-------4:17-------4:19-----
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-2---22-----11-1212-
Temp. °C666781011111010910101010101010910101066
Feels °C (?)-3-4-5-5-4-13345355566431334-10
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