Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.6° 

Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brighton today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.5
E
3
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
49
80
57
49
38
26
28
16
15
9
5
5
5
9
9
4
10
17
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:41AM5.87m
1:00PM6.01m
1:17AM5.97m
1:36PM6.02m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.19m
6:47AM0.04m
7:06PM0.09m
7:23AM0.05m
7:42PM0.13m
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
15
14
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Feels °C
14
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11
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10
15
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19
17
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