Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | W 6 | W 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:33AM3.67m | 8:23PM3.78m | 9:16AM3.93m | 9:37PM4.11m | 10:08AM4.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM2.10m | 2:00PM2.15m | 2:40AM1.91m | 3:11PM1.89m | 3:39AM1.56m | 4:04PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 13 | SW 12 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 158 | 158 | 231 | 233 | 181 | 181 | 161 | 161 | 181 | 181 | 233 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 128 | 101 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 271 | 125 | 249 |
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