Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.8° C
3.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:58PM4.43m
6:28AM4.12m
7:00PM4.18m
7:42AM3.95m
8:18PM4.09m
Low Tide
00:31AM1.60m
12:52PM1.72m
1:30AM1.75m
1:54PM1.86m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
18
18
19
19
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
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