Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 5AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
1.5
S
2.1
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
S
1.9
SSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1416161514141312125677778877612121218
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2032392392241641161067449117310502707316606783664537385209144105102150
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SE
45
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
35
SW
40
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
5.09
4:16PM
4.78
4:49AM
4.80
5:21PM
4.51
6:00AM
4.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
0.88
10:16AM
1.14
10:40PM
1.16
11:21AM
1.32
11:50PM
1.39
12:36PM
1.40
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----7:45-------7:43-------7:41---
Sunset------4:39-------4:42-------4:44-
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------15673--111-1---
Temp. °C7656677788888109878888887
Feels °C (?)211222110-2-3-2-230-3-21211321
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