Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:51PM4.92m | 12:15PM5.01m | 00:26AM5.14m | 12:49PM5.23m | 1:00AM5.31m | 1:23PM5.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.94m | 6:17PM1.05m | 6:36AM0.71m | 6:54PM0.87m | 7:11AM0.54m | 7:29PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | NNW 3 | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 48 | 32 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 431 | 638 | 431 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 431 | 431 | 705 | 441 | 378 | 360 | 351 | 387 | 406 | 1943 | 1532 | 520 |
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