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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1452 | 1003 | 705 | 487 | 394 | 268 | 225 | 196 | 137 | 75 | 58 | 54 | 129 | 224 | 287 | 226 | 170 | 126 | 128 | 116 | 105 | 78 | 83 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:36AM 4.18 | 7:22PM 4.15 | 8:25AM 4.15 | 9:02PM 4.28 | 9:46AM 4.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:31AM 1.61 | 1:15PM 1.81 | 2:02AM 1.66 | 2:43PM 1.74 | 3:21AM 1.45 | 3:54PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Brighton (calm at South Lancing wx 16 km from Brighton). A 3.3m swell from the WSW is too big for here
16 km away, 1 h 57 min ago
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