Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
18.9°C
3.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.8
NNW
4
0.1
W
10
0.9
NW
4
0.1
W
8
0.9
NW
4
0.2
W
6
0.6
WNW
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.8
W
4
1.5
WSW
5
2.1
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
2
1
19
118
320
389
555
899
819
408
Wind (km/h)
35
N
25
N
30
NNW
40
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36AM4.74m
9:59PM4.85m
10:28AM5.15m
10:47PM5.23m
11:10AM5.49m
Low Tide
3:46PM1.16m
4:10AM0.84m
4:36PM0.80m
4:55AM0.54m
5:18PM0.51m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
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7:09
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7:09
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7:11
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6:25
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6:23
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6:22
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 mm
1
3
4
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2
1
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Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
10
9
9
10
13
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
17
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
2
4
3
2
2
3
7
9
8
7
6
7
9
10
9
9
11
6
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