Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 07 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)--
Afternoon (07 Feb)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (07 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.9
SSW
0.3
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)76613712128811111111111141155666619
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4082031408253524431314544313030192921308315827918811594
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
5.12
2:58AM
5.07
3:13PM
4.76
3:34AM
4.70
3:51PM
4.38
4:15AM
4.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
0.85
9:15AM
1.13
9:30PM
1.22
9:57AM
1.46
10:14PM
1.59
10:49AM
1.77
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:22-
Sunset5:00-------5:02-------5:05-------
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1-------21-----11-----
Temp. °C101010101099999999999910999999
Feels °C (?)244675555655554333123445
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