Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 May 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
6
5
5
5
4
4
9
9
8
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
5
WSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:16AM4.68m
10:34PM4.90m
10:57AM4.86m
11:12PM5.04m
11:35AM5.02m
11:49PM5.14m
Low Tide
3:56AM1.17m
4:12PM1.19m
4:37AM1.03m
4:53PM1.09m
5:15AM0.91m
5:31PM1.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
9:00
9:00
9:01
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
20
22
22
24
23
22
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
17
16
19
21
23
24
23
22
20
17
19
16
16
18
17
15
14
15
16
18
18
18
17
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
6
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
9
9
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
5
5
1
1
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
3
5
3
2
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
158
158
236
236
349
387
349
325
387
387
387
361
350
288
272
181
181
181
181
181
314
115
266
125
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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