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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | |
66 | 62 | 45 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 64 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 64 | 75 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 80 | 175 | 154 | 198 | 245 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:53PM5.94m | 12:18PM5.96m | 00:38AM6.05m | 1:04PM6.03m | 1:24AM6.00m | 1:51PM5.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.04m | 6:24PM0.13m | 6:48AM-0.02m | 7:11PM0.19m | 7:36AM0.06m | 8:01PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | S 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 62 | 45 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 64 | — | 24 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 64 | 75 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 80 | 175 | 154 | 198 | 245 | 222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 249 | 284 | 284 | 325 | 325 | 74 | 325 | 325 | 288 | 348 | 348 | 328 | 166 | 158 | 337 | 689 | 701 | 655 | 688 | 284 | 325 | 121 |
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