Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 08 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
8.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (09 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.4
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)11111111115545661155181756778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443130304524253375100774045688277110225198383392665638277
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
S
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
4.70
3:51PM
4.38
4:15AM
4.33
4:39PM
4.03
5:09AM
4.00
5:51PM
3.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30PM
1.22
9:57AM
1.46
10:14PM
1.59
10:49AM
1.77
11:12PM
1.91
11:56AM
1.99
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----7:24-------7:22-------7:20---
Sunset------5:05-------5:07-------5:07-
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------21-----35---1---
Temp. °C10101099991099101010101010101010101010109
Feels °C (?)776544331466645555233133
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