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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 87 | 72 | 77 | 67 | 137 | 109 | 103 | 126 | 132 | 287 | 343 | 473 | 383 | 304 | 297 | 179 | 159 | 155 | 109 | 72 | 69 | 28 | 27 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:49PM 4.59 | 4:25AM 4.57 | 4:50PM 4.27 | 5:30AM 4.36 | 6:01PM 4.10 | 6:40AM 4.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:23PM 1.24 | 11:00AM 1.53 | 11:23PM 1.46 | 12:02PM 1.63 | 12:22AM 1.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - |
| Sunset | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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