Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
2.1
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
74
75
58
87
326
582
709
504
282
165
87
61
61
43
29
36
16
16
39
35
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:29PM5.81m
1:42AM5.75m
2:02PM5.84m
2:17AM5.72m
2:37PM5.75m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.17m
7:35PM0.34m
7:50AM0.16m
8:09PM0.36m
8:24AM0.27m
8:45PM0.48m
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:45
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
17
15
14
14
15
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
12
9
10
9
11
12
15
14
14
12
11
12
12
13
12
14
15
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