Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
44
104
91
99
60
32
38
51
260
74
69
65
67
42
80
22
19
26
84
65
35
35
28
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
40
S
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:55AM5.92m
2:14PM5.88m
2:34AM5.71m
2:55PM5.59m
3:18AM5.37m
3:40PM5.20m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.20m
8:21PM0.31m
8:40AM0.48m
9:04PM0.61m
9:27AM0.87m
9:56PM1.00m
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
18
18
18
19
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
18
17
14
17
17
16
18
17
14
12
13
12
13
12
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
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