Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
SW
8
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.2
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.5
SSW
5
2.3
SSW
6
3
S
7
3
S
8
2.5
SSW
8
1.3
SW
12
3
W
7
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
505
816
857
643
530
1044
1083
663
362
193
97
107
405
993
1290
754
473
733
1601
1016
Wind (km/h)
40
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
60
SSE
30
ENE
55
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:14AM3.95m
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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light rain
clear
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thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
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light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:31
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7:33
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7:35
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5:55
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5:53
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5:52
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 mm
3
1
1
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2
9
2
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1
2
5
3
1
2
1
2
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Temp °C
13
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
14
15
13
15
14
14
13
13
12
9
10
10
Feels °C
6
0
1
2
3
4
3
5
6
8
9
8
6
4
4
2
7
1
-5
-3
-3
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