Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | W 8 | ESE 3 | W 10 | W 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:39AM4.36m | 10:53PM4.58m | 11:18AM4.75m | 11:29PM4.93m | 11:52AM5.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM1.55m | 4:57AM1.19m | 5:16PM1.21m | 5:36AM0.83m | 5:54PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | W 7 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | NE 5 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | ENE 4 | W 8 | W 9 | — | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | W 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | NE 5 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 |
9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 26 | — | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 327 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 294 | 295 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 351 | 316 | 421 | 406 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 349 | 234 |
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