Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | E 3 | WSW 6 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30AM4.44m | 9:07PM4.65m | 9:51AM4.74m | 10:18PM4.99m | 10:54AM5.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM1.42m | 3:28AM1.14m | 3:59PM1.18m | 4:33AM0.78m | 5:01PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 9 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 441 | 451 | 860 | 858 | 377 | 421 | 389 | 309 | 381 | 406 | 340 | 420 | 351 | 351 | 380 | 255 | 380 | 451 | 682 | 351 | 343 |
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