Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
6
2
WSW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.8
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
361
220
207
107
79
59
37
25
32
66
151
162
177
202
202
245
293
322
269
209
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:38PM4.83m
3:58AM4.56m
4:16PM4.41m
4:40AM4.15m
5:05PM4.03m
Low Tide
9:30AM1.17m
9:52PM1.35m
10:12AM1.58m
10:41PM1.73m
11:09AM1.95m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:07
7:06
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
14
15
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