Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
381
269
193
118
176
61
41
28
33
11
7
7
5
5
5
5
3
3
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:05PM4.03m
5:42AM3.80m
6:22PM3.75m
7:33AM3.67m
8:23PM3.78m
Low Tide
11:52PM2.03m
12:32PM2.18m
1:20AM2.10m
2:00PM2.15m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:04
7:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
14
16
17
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
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