Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
21.1°C
4.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 7PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
E
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.8
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
6
5
7
8
22
24
3
2
0
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
WNW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM3.84m
8:24AM3.75m
9:03PM3.93m
9:48AM4.00m
Low Tide
1:10PM2.08m
1:56AM2.02m
2:29PM2.07m
3:10AM1.86m
3:38PM1.87m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
15
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
21
20
17
Feels °C
11
17
15
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
10
9
11
14
13
11
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