Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
9.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brighton today?

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131244455678889995878877128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)668203467143292681779875941107339722114213093107593418146
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
50
W
50
W
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
5.59
2:46PM
5.33
3:09AM
5.13
3:38PM
4.84
4:05AM
4.64
4:46PM
4.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.46
8:35AM
0.63
8:59PM
0.91
9:30AM
1.06
10:01PM
1.37
10:42AM
1.45
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---5:54-------5:52-------5:50----
Sunset-------6:17-------6:20-------6:22
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1----1---------
Temp. °C10101091010101111877477655434788
Feels °C (?)66544311-1-3-4-3-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-2112
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