Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 93 | 171 | 231 | 162 | 115 | 88 | 74 | 45 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 69 | 175 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:04PM5.22m | 3:22AM4.97m | 3:38PM4.83m | 3:58AM4.56m | 4:16PM4.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.78m | 9:14PM0.96m | 9:30AM1.17m | 9:52PM1.35m | 10:12AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 22 | — | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 93 | 171 | 231 | 162 | 115 | 88 | 74 | 45 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 69 | 175 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 135 | 74 | 125 | 284 | 250 | 250 | 348 | 348 | 431 | 431 | 419 | 419 | 296 | 128 | 306 | 419 | 432 | 432 | 431 | 348 |
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