Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
370
412
332
205
232
85
53
47
35
23
17
11
28
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:22AM4.94m
4:49PM4.83m
5:21AM4.55m
5:56PM4.46m
6:44AM4.26m
7:29PM4.30m
Low Tide
10:38AM1.19m
11:16PM1.34m
11:51AM1.54m
00:39AM1.56m
1:20PM1.69m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
20
18
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
22
24
23
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
14
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
14
17
17
14
13
14
15
19
21
21
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