Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 79 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 74 | 77 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 80 | 95 | 77 | 74 | 80 | 39 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:27AM5.87m | 12:49PM6.00m | 1:05AM5.94m | 1:24PM5.99m | 1:40AM5.86m | 1:58PM5.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.02m | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:14AM0.03m | 7:33PM0.18m | 7:48AM0.18m | 8:06PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 53 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 79 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 74 | 77 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 80 | 95 | 77 | 74 | 80 | — | 40 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 328 | 74 | 348 | 431 | 348 | 348 | 328 | 327 | 348 | 283 | 288 | 307 | 329 | 115 | 84 | 115 | 0 | 158 | 158 | 350 | 233 | 161 | 161 |
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