Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
SW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
106
133
159
231
238
181
147
133
216
231
196
202
357
458
321
189
120
100
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM5.54m
3:35AM5.30m
3:58PM5.22m
4:22AM4.94m
4:49PM4.83m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.71m
9:45AM0.81m
10:13PM1.02m
10:38AM1.19m
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6:16
6:16
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7:44
7:42
7:39
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
20
21
20
16
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
15
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14
11
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