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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 May 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | |
5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 53 | 71 | 61 | 66 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:35AM5.02m | 11:49PM5.14m | 12:10PM5.13m | 00:24AM5.20m | 12:45PM5.18m | 00:59AM5.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM1.01m | 5:51AM0.83m | 6:08PM0.96m | 6:28AM0.79m | 6:45PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | 9:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 53 | — | — | 41 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 71 | 61 | 66 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 272 | 272 | 314 | 74 | 128 | 115 | 103 | 74 | 80 | 314 | 135 | 125 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 74 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 166 | 166 | 314 |
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