Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.0° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
3
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
6
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SW
11
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
8
8
6
2
2
3
5
5
5
10
2
1
8
6
4
5
5
4
7
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
5
SSW
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:51AM4.74m
10:18PM4.99m
10:54AM5.16m
11:14PM5.38m
11:45AM5.56m
Low Tide
3:59PM1.18m
4:33AM0.78m
5:01PM0.85m
5:29AM0.42m
5:54PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
23
22
17
17
17
16
18
21
25
24
18
19
19
18
21
26
29
30
28
Feels °C
19
20
19
22
13
14
14
13
13
15
19
18
13
14
14
13
16
21
23
24
21
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