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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:17AM4.27m | 7:13PM4.29m | 7:52AM4.22m | 8:40PM4.42m | 9:10AM4.42m | 9:42PM4.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM1.50m | 1:45AM1.65m | 2:17PM1.44m | 2:55AM1.47m | 3:19PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 143 | 101 | 80 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 181 | 295 | 295 | 302 | 276 | 250 | 250 | 241 | 181 | 249 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 293 |
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