Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (06 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (06 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
0.7
WSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)55131817171716666146677767768812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)554059807718818355218117114617819443154047139522524221199916751
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
15
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
40
SSE
35
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
5.69
1:49AM
5.68
2:02PM
5.45
2:23AM
5.41
2:37PM
5.12
2:58AM
5.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
0.25
8:01AM
0.56
8:16PM
0.51
8:37AM
0.82
8:51PM
0.85
9:15AM
1.13
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise------7:28-------7:26-------7:24-
Sunset4:58-------4:59-------5:00-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
242123-111----11--------
Temp. °C999999910101010998910101010109999
Feels °C (?)4634455333322-12234344656
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