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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:32PM4.84m | 4:59AM4.61m | 5:42PM4.45m | 6:17AM4.27m | 7:13PM4.29m | 7:52AM4.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM1.41m | 11:40AM1.36m | 00:23AM1.65m | 1:01PM1.50m | 1:45AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 452 | 383 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 267 | 267 | 325 | 314 | 268 | 267 | 128 | 128 | 115 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 143 | 115 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
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