Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.7° C
3.9° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
8
16
13
10
3
1
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
0
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
S
25
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
6:58AM4.40m
7:40PM4.51m
8:30AM4.44m
9:07PM4.65m
9:51AM4.74m
Low Tide
1:28PM1.49m
2:13AM1.37m
2:47PM1.42m
3:28AM1.14m
3:59PM1.18m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
22
24
22
21
20
20
24
22
23
25
24
21
21
19
22
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
15
16
17
17
19
22
19
19
17
17
22
19
18
19
20
18
17
16
21
20
20
19
17
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