Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
17.5°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.5
E
3
0.5
SE
3
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2
SW
7
3
SW
8
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
10
10
8
8
8
7
17
7
69
52
67
161
277
337
1080
4049
3198
1484
Wind (km/h)
25
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSW
30
W
25
W
30
SW
35
S
45
S
45
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
60
W
45
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:37PM3.83m
6:33AM3.79m
7:15PM3.77m
8:14AM3.95m
8:43PM4.02m
Low Tide
00:38AM2.01m
1:21PM2.09m
1:54AM1.86m
2:30PM1.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
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7:30
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7:31
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6:00
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5:58
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5:55
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 mm
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2
3
1
3
1
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1
2
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1
1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
14
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
7
10
10
11
9
7
10
12
7
6
7
7
5
4
3
0
-3
-2
2
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