Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3AM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
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
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
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
9
6
5
7
8
13
59
176
559
727
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
W
10
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:29PM4.93m
11:52AM5.11m
00:03AM5.25m
12:24PM5.42m
Low Tide
5:16PM1.21m
5:36AM0.83m
5:54PM0.89m
6:11AM0.52m
6:29PM0.62m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:54
 mm
4
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
20
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
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