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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brighton sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 361 | 432 | 610 | 860 | 552 | 321 | 266 | 315 | 335 | 251 | 178 | 112 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 108 | 61 | 86 | 83 | 64 | 64 | 123 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:06PM 5.35 | 2:37AM 5.23 | 2:55PM 4.96 | 3:29AM 4.88 | 3:49PM 4.59 | 4:25AM 4.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:05AM 0.79 | 8:30PM 0.64 | 9:00AM 1.08 | 9:25PM 0.96 | 9:59AM 1.34 | 10:23PM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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