Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 9 | W 9 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM3.80m | 7:20PM3.84m | 8:24AM3.75m | 9:03PM3.93m | 9:48AM4.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM1.95m | 1:10PM2.08m | 1:56AM2.02m | 2:29PM2.07m | 3:10AM1.86m | 3:38PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 3 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 6 | — | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 12 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 183 | 233 | 233 | 234 | 358 | 365 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 249 | 316 | 343 | 295 | 255 | 300 | 284 | 325 | 380 | 380 | 428 | 434 | 441 |
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