Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 BST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
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)
1
1
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)
1
W
5
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.7
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
SW
5
2.1
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
31
31
19
19
19
18
18
11
21
45
39
59
166
159
136
122
138
101
124
310
384
410
436
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:24AM5.20m
12:45PM5.18m
00:59AM5.20m
1:20PM5.17m
1:33AM5.15m
1:56PM5.09m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.79m
6:45PM0.96m
7:04AM0.80m
7:22PM1.01m
7:42AM0.86m
8:00PM1.11m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:05
3
7
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
13
13
14
14
13
15
15
15
13
12
13
11
11
12
14
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
11
9
9
9
7
6
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
34
17
18
19
19
19
18
5
11
10
10
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
31
31
31
2
5
5
5
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
25
25
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
SW
5
2.1
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
Energy kJ
55
17
11
11
8
10
21
45
39
59
166
159
136
122
138
101
124
310
384
410
436
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
74
121
121
121
122
122
122
158
200
74
337
565
379
135
74
314
266
655
646
623
623
646
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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