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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | |
2 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 34 | 78 | 126 | 161 | 223 | 262 | 252 | 160 | 99 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:56AM4.20m | 8:36PM4.53m | 9:03AM4.54m | 9:33PM4.93m | 9:58AM4.97m | 10:22PM5.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM1.35m | 2:54AM1.30m | 3:14PM1.03m | 3:44AM0.91m | 4:03PM0.70m | 4:31AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | 8:42 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 99 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 34 | 78 | 126 | 161 | 223 | 262 | 252 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 241 | 241 | 365 | 378 | 241 | 386 | 386 | 875 | 895 | 917 | 884 | 419 | 419 | 272 | 272 | 84 | 84 | 419 | 420 | 181 | 122 | 285 | 192 |
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