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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | |
37 | 26 | 24 | 48 | 97 | 69 | 42 | 19 | 40 | 105 | 162 | 170 | 133 | 141 | 148 | 230 | 315 | 240 | 256 | 248 | 154 | 92 | 59 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:04PM6.03m | 1:24AM6.00m | 1:51PM5.93m | 2:10AM5.81m | 2:39PM5.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM-0.02m | 7:11PM0.19m | 7:36AM0.06m | 8:01PM0.38m | 8:26AM0.27m | 8:54PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | 8:50 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 43 | 51 | — | 61 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 26 | 24 | 48 | 97 | 69 | — | 3 | 40 | 105 | 162 | 170 | 133 | 141 | 148 | 230 | 315 | 240 | 256 | 248 | 154 | 92 | 59 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 325 | 325 | 161 | 283 | 328 | 166 | 158 | 158 | 533 | 589 | 301 | 698 | 611 | 425 | 383 | 348 | 121 | 348 | 166 | 166 | 121 | 166 | 121 |
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