Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
380
244
188
65
43
34
36
56
116
126
65
25
10
7
9
3
4
2
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
W
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:25PM5.15m
4:46AM4.87m
5:15PM4.88m
5:43AM4.60m
6:18PM4.63m
Low Tide
10:44PM1.09m
11:05AM1.12m
11:43PM1.29m
12:11PM1.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
15
15
14
16
18
18
19
20
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
11
12
14
10
12
11
12
12
11
13
15
13
15
15
17
15
15
15
17
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