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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
0.8
SW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
S
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.6
S
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.6
S
1.3
S
0.9
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)666616161514146161561616141366514161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26133223221631475935334633115129922117431834438224615811047241427348339
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
5.44
2:25AM
5.50
2:40PM
5.29
3:06AM
5.33
3:25PM
5.06
3:53AM
5.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.67
8:14PM
0.45
8:38AM
0.77
8:55PM
0.63
9:23AM
0.93
9:42PM
0.88
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise7:48-------7:47-------7:46-------
Sunset--4:35-------4:37-------4:37-----
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3-1------------1-4112---
Temp. °C889988777888778876777766
Feels °C (?)-2-111-1-1-10-1000-1241-1-1123423
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