Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1405 | 1201 | 715 | 436 | 211 | 99 | 162 | 588 | 1052 | 1519 | 1129 | 792 | 2112 | 1922 | 1382 | 418 | 243 | 310 | 172 | 164 | 676 | 1731 | 3300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18AM4.33m | 9:38PM4.42m | 10:03AM4.77m | 10:20PM4.86m | 10:42AM5.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM1.55m | 3:23PM1.47m | 3:41AM1.17m | 4:07PM1.06m | 4:23AM0.79m | 4:47PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | — | — | 99 | 49 | — | — | 313 | 1018 | 792 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1405 | 1201 | 715 | 436 | 211 | 10 | 162 | 588 | 1052 | 1519 | 1129 | 33 | 2112 | 1922 | 1382 | 418 | 243 | 310 | 172 | 164 | 676 | 1731 | 3300 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 565 | 314 | 135 | 121 | 342 | 417 | 333 | 268 | 154 | 19 | 325 | 888 | 393 | 565 | 565 | 314 | 74 | 383 | 835 | 835 | 835 | 835 |
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