Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brighton today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 244 | 232 | 65 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 74 | 95 | 83 | 62 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27PM4.40m | 10:57AM4.46m | 11:12PM4.66m | 11:38AM4.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM1.72m | 4:29AM1.46m | 4:51PM1.51m | 5:17AM1.20m | 5:36PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 123 | 65 | 44 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 284 | 244 | 232 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 74 | 95 | 83 | 62 | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 795 | 93 | 271 | 419 | 128 | 287 | 419 | 537 | 359 | 325 | 80 | 0 | 181 | 161 | 181 | 233 | 325 | 334 | 340 |
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