
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 56 | 94 | 97 | 49 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:07AM5.64m | 12:26PM5.85m | 00:41AM5.87m | 1:00PM6.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.41m | 6:13AM0.17m | 6:32PM0.19m | 6:47AM0.04m | 7:06PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 72 | 49 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | SW 10 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 56 | 94 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 158 | 158 | 188 | 188 | 328 | 501 | 431 | 200 | 125 | 90 | 84 | 84 | 101 | 181 | 249 | 260 | 249 |
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