Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 99 | 104 | 119 | 143 | 229 | 277 | 317 | 101 | 54 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39AM4.49m | 5:02PM4.41m | 5:26AM4.11m | 5:55PM4.06m | 6:35AM3.80m | 7:20PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM1.36m | 11:00AM1.53m | 11:33PM1.70m | 11:58AM1.87m | 00:39AM1.95m | 1:10PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 101 | 54 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 182 | 99 | 104 | 119 | 143 | 229 | 277 | 317 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 379 | 287 | 450 | 296 | 538 | 431 | 249 | 0 | 249 | 193 | 287 | 287 | 477 | 387 | 384 | 181 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 316 | 343 | 316 | 250 |
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