Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 1109 | 1411 | 1011 | 587 | 289 | 149 | 77 | 107 | 94 | 145 | 444 | 623 | 632 | 429 | 257 | 187 | 120 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08AM5.68m | 1:29PM5.81m | 1:42AM5.75m | 2:02PM5.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.44m | 7:17AM0.17m | 7:35PM0.34m | 7:50AM0.16m | 8:09PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 511 | 1109 | 1411 | 1011 | 587 | 289 | 149 | 77 | 107 | 94 | 145 | 444 | 623 | 632 | 429 | 257 | 187 | 120 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 520 | 337 | 314 | 135 | 74 | 121 | 689 | 589 | 565 | 329 | 338 | 775 | 213 | 431 | 431 | 200 | 271 | 125 |
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