Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.2° 

Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brighton today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
10 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.6
WSW
3
1.3
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
2
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
9
7
15
28
28
23
19
11
6
3
3
9
69
46
23
11
7
2
2
16
17
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:49PM5.23m
1:00AM5.31m
1:23PM5.39m
1:33AM5.41m
1:56PM5.50m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.71m
6:54PM0.87m
7:11AM0.54m
7:29PM0.75m
7:45AM0.44m
8:04PM0.69m
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clear
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5:22
5:24
5:24
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8:49
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
20
20
20
20
18
16
20
23
22
22
20
17
16
15
19
18
20
20
19
Feels °C
18
16
17
17
16
17
19
19
16
13
18
19
15
15
13
10
11
11
15
13
15
15
16
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