Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.7
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
S
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101066101010101010999991413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1053029292817161010444444443222247
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
6.19
1:21PM
6.14
1:40AM
6.13
2:03PM
6.01
2:23AM
5.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
-0.07
7:07AM
-0.10
7:27PM
-0.00
7:49AM
-0.00
8:11PM
0.23
8:34AM
0.26
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:56-------5:54--
Sunset-7:59-------8:00-------8:01------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131312108791212131188681011107777910
Feels °C (?)8886314991183312454222122
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