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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 10 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | - | - |
| Evening (10 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 3 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | |
0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:23AM4.09m | 6:07PM4.13m | 6:36AM4.04m | 7:25PM4.24m | 7:56AM4.20m | 8:36PM4.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM1.72m | 00:52AM1.85m | 1:19PM1.60m | 1:58AM1.63m | 2:20PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | 8:38 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
 kJ | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 12 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 481 | 452 | 145 | 421 | 383 | 325 | 294 | 827 | 250 | 495 | 447 | 477 | 477 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 123 | 406 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 |
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