Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 11 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 145 | 130 | 46 | 58 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:42AM3.80m | 6:22PM3.75m | 7:33AM3.67m | 8:23PM3.78m | 9:16AM3.93m | 9:37PM4.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM2.18m | 1:20AM2.10m | 2:00PM2.15m | 2:40AM1.91m | 3:11PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 80 | 46 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 225 | 145 | 130 | — | 58 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 90 | 90 | 271 | 0 | 14 | 166 | 166 | 181 | 158 | 181 | 191 | 181 | 181 | 161 | 161 | 181 | 236 | 234 | 234 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
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