Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 GMT
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Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (03 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1010141013988128883344412121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49493228271677146665657715666556
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
E
15
E
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
5.63
11:37PM
5.79
11:51AM
5.80
12:12AM
5.90
12:26PM
5.83
12:45AM
5.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
0.22
5:47AM
0.34
6:03PM
0.10
6:22AM
0.26
6:36PM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise6:41-------6:39-------6:37-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:45-------5:46-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111213101010101010121314141311101011121414141312
Feels °C (?)89106666779911109766791111121110
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