Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
6
2
SSW
6
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
1.9
SW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
293
427
449
347
403
658
918
865
464
312
218
204
149
97
95
117
98
54
53
52
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:56AM5.89m
11:16PM5.92m
11:35AM6.05m
11:56PM6.03m
12:15PM6.05m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.09m
5:20AM0.07m
5:41PM-0.01m
6:00AM0.09m
6:22PM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:39
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6:43
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4:46
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4:43
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 mm
1
2
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4
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Temp °C
12
13
16
17
17
17
17
17
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
5
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
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