Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | S 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 43 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 59 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27PM4.40m | 10:57AM4.46m | 11:12PM4.66m | 11:38AM4.74m | 11:51PM4.92m | 12:15PM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM1.46m | 4:51PM1.51m | 5:17AM1.20m | 5:36PM1.28m | 5:58AM0.94m | 6:17PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 24 | 59 | 92 | 90 | 62 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 419 | 387 | 263 | 359 | 537 | 359 | 284 | 80 | 0 | 181 | 161 | 183 | 233 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 340 | 340 | 316 | 348 | 387 | 700 | 450 | 431 |
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