
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 286 | 406 | 378 | 418 | 701 | 700 | 434 | 203 | 181 | 112 | 114 | 101 | 94 | 108 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM5.23m | 11:10AM5.49m | 11:28PM5.53m | 11:47AM5.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.80m | 4:55AM0.54m | 5:18PM0.51m | 5:35AM0.33m | 5:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
7 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 286 | 406 | 378 | 418 | 701 | 700 | 434 | 17 | 181 | 112 | 114 | 101 | 94 | 108 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 241 | 250 | 475 | 386 | 474 | 538 | 833 | 844 | 738 | 427 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 271 | 314 |
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