Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
3
1.3
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
36
23
10
7
3
1
1
10
72
56
20
11
4
5
4
26
26
29
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:00AM5.31m
1:23PM5.39m
1:33AM5.41m
1:56PM5.50m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.87m
7:11AM0.54m
7:29PM0.75m
7:45AM0.44m
8:04PM0.69m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
17
16
15
18
18
19
19
20
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
16
14
17
17
15
14
13
10
11
10
14
13
14
14
17
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