Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ESE 3 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM5.93m | 1:47AM5.87m | 2:15PM5.89m | 2:31AM5.74m | 2:58PM5.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.03m | 7:44PM0.34m | 8:06AM0.04m | 8:31PM0.40m | 8:51AM0.18m | 9:17PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | E 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 512 | 509 | 509 | 520 | 158 | 295 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 1263 | 483 | 479 | 470 | 477 | 611 | 477 | 477 | 477 | 477 | ||
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