Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:55PM4.06m | 6:35AM3.80m | 7:20PM3.84m | 8:24AM3.75m | 9:03PM3.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM1.95m | 1:10PM2.08m | 1:56AM2.02m | 2:29PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | W 8 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 427 | 300 | 295 | 295 | 233 | 234 | 233 | 295 | 406 | 365 | 241 | 205 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 351 | 343 | 309 | 255 |
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