Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 59 | 70 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 61 | 138 | 154 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM5.85m | 2:30PM5.85m | 2:45AM5.62m | 3:07PM5.58m | 3:22AM5.29m | 3:43PM5.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.10m | 8:43PM0.40m | 8:59AM0.37m | 9:21PM0.66m | 9:36AM0.73m | 10:00PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 59 | 70 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 61 | 138 | 154 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 450 | 695 | 689 | 421 | 421 | 495 | 495 | 603 | 501 | 638 | 431 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 337 | 438 | 379 | 701 | 701 | 93 |
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