Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 28 | 59 | 117 | 149 | 159 | 144 | 97 | 60 | 80 | 84 | 148 | 157 | 145 | 187 | 69 | 46 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:40AM5.78m | 12:56PM5.82m | 1:13AM5.73m | 1:28PM5.69m | 1:46AM5.57m | 2:00PM5.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.26m | 7:01PM0.27m | 7:16AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.42m | 7:48AM0.60m | 8:05PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | WSW 6 | — | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 25 | — | 6 | 26 | 44 | 83 | 33 | 80 | — | — | 12 | — | 100 | 69 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 28 | 59 | 117 | 149 | 159 | 144 | 97 | 60 | 60 | 84 | 148 | 157 | 145 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 301 | 266 | 301 | 314 | 283 | 161 | 166 | 121 | 123 | 348 | 213 | 427 | 74 | 103 | 90 | 13 | 14 | 74 | 74 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 122 |
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