Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 71 | 131 | 218 | 103 | 104 | 93 | 138 | 229 | 245 | 214 | 98 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20PM4.82m | 4:39AM4.49m | 5:02PM4.41m | 5:26AM4.11m | 5:55PM4.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM1.36m | 11:00AM1.53m | 11:33PM1.70m | 11:58AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 71 | 131 | 218 | 103 | 104 | 93 | 138 | 229 | 245 | 214 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 115 | 74 | 348 | 348 | 287 | 337 | 348 | 431 | 257 | 103 | 0 | 257 | 249 | 287 | 290 | 181 | 277 | 378 |
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