Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.5° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 9PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.5
SE
3
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
17
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
2
2
6
14
28
40
37
33
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM4.52m
10:46AM4.78m
10:59PM4.93m
11:20AM5.21m
Low Tide
4:04PM1.51m
4:24AM1.15m
4:46PM1.11m
5:03AM0.76m
5:23PM0.73m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:54
6:52
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
17
15
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
18
19
13
11
11
11
13
14
15
15
14
16
17
17
18
18
18
20
17
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