Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 816 | 817 | 627 | 489 | 1405 | 1149 | 753 | 447 | 199 | 102 | 133 | 547 | 1163 | 2054 | 1535 | 3316 | 2573 | 1561 | 1218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43PM4.02m | 9:18AM4.33m | 9:38PM4.42m | 10:03AM4.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM1.84m | 2:53AM1.55m | 3:23PM1.47m | 3:41AM1.17m | 4:07PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | 1535 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 965 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 816 | 817 | 627 | 489 | 1405 | 1149 | 753 | 447 | 199 | — | 133 | 547 | 1163 | 2054 | — | 3316 | 2573 | 1561 | 1218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 476 | 329 | 329 | 379 | 338 | 296 | 135 | 121 | 125 | 383 | 325 | 267 | 103 | 378 | 274 | 325 | 851 | 419 |
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