Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 BST
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
18
18
37
33
58
76
176
260
278
189
178
155
154
126
192
439
466
462
627
657
537
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:45PM5.18m
00:59AM5.20m
1:20PM5.17m
1:33AM5.15m
1:56PM5.09m
2:08AM5.04m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.96m
7:04AM0.80m
7:22PM1.01m
7:42AM0.86m
8:00PM1.11m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:05
9:06
10
10
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
11
10
12
14
12
11
10
11
10
9
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
19
19
19
18
18
11
33
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
5
5
2
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
7
Energy kJ
17
15
13
8
9
11
32
58
76
176
260
278
189
178
155
154
126
192
439
466
462
627
657
537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
121
121
121
122
122
122
341
135
377
379
379
565
74
314
314
650
655
710
638
166
121
700
533
547
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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