Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
3
1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
5
5
4
4
4
3
16
8
8
8
8
9
4
4
4
4
9
37
62
48
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:45AM5.56m
00:03AM5.70m
12:31PM5.85m
00:47AM5.90m
1:13PM6.01m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.42m
5:54PM0.54m
6:18AM0.13m
6:41PM0.31m
7:02AM-0.04m
7:24PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:24
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
22
25
28
29
27
26
25
25
29
30
33
28
27
25
23
21
24
24
24
24
22
Feels °C
16
15
18
20
24
26
22
23
22
22
26
26
29
25
26
24
21
20
23
20
19
21
21
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