Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
S
3
0.4
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
237
293
392
303
183
126
97
65
45
35
23
15
11
14
6
4
8
4
4
4
4
2
4
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:22AM4.94m
4:49PM4.83m
5:21AM4.55m
5:56PM4.46m
6:44AM4.26m
7:29PM4.30m
Low Tide
10:13PM1.02m
10:38AM1.19m
11:16PM1.34m
11:51AM1.54m
00:39AM1.56m
1:20PM1.69m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
18
20
18
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
22
23
23
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
14
16
17
14
13
14
15
19
19
22
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