Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
7
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
362
205
232
85
55
48
35
22
20
11
28
5
7
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:49PM4.83m
5:21AM4.55m
5:56PM4.46m
6:44AM4.26m
7:29PM4.30m
Low Tide
10:38AM1.19m
11:16PM1.34m
11:51AM1.54m
00:39AM1.56m
1:20PM1.69m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
21
18
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
21
23
24
Feels °C
14
15
15
12
12
11
11
10
12
14
13
15
16
17
14
15
14
15
18
20
21
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