Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.0° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
7
0.5
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
16
13
9
3
1
2
2
2
4
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
0
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
25
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:58AM4.40m
7:40PM4.51m
8:30AM4.44m
9:07PM4.65m
9:51AM4.74m
Low Tide
00:55AM1.41m
1:28PM1.49m
2:13AM1.37m
2:47PM1.42m
3:28AM1.14m
3:59PM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
19
22
24
22
21
20
20
24
23
23
25
25
22
20
18
21
23
21
21
17
Feels °C
17
15
15
17
16
19
23
19
19
18
17
22
20
18
19
21
19
16
15
20
21
19
19
13
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