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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 11PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 2 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 3 | W 7 | NE 3 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:06PM5.43m | 1:19AM5.42m | 1:38PM5.34m | 1:51AM5.27m | 2:11PM5.16m | 2:25AM5.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.70m | 7:23AM0.64m | 7:40PM0.84m | 7:57AM0.80m | 8:14PM1.04m | 8:33AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | SW 6 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 638 | 431 | 385 | 393 | 385 | 365 | 348 | 385 | 340 | 340 | 428 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 441 | 680 | 441 | 428 | 428 | 447 | 451 | 447 | 655 | 655 |
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