Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
19.8° C
4.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.6
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
2
3
5
7
11
7
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
E
20
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
SE
30
E
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:47AM5.87m
2:15PM5.89m
2:31AM5.74m
2:58PM5.73m
3:14AM5.48m
3:41PM5.46m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.04m
8:31PM0.40m
8:51AM0.18m
9:17PM0.56m
9:35AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:04
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
18
17
16
21
21
21
21
20
19
16
15
20
20
21
19
15
13
12
11
15
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
13
20
18
18
17
19
19
13
12
18
17
18
14
11
8
7
7
11
17
14
15
15
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