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Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brighton today?
The current surf forecast for Brighton at 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Brighton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 57 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:46AM5.39m | 11:09PM5.69m | 11:33AM5.74m | 11:53PM5.94m | 12:18PM5.96m | 00:38AM6.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.54m | 4:51PM0.41m | 5:16AM0.23m | 5:37PM0.21m | 6:02AM0.04m | 6:24PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | ENE 3 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 14 | SW 5 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | ENE 4 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 57 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 151 | 205 | 172 | 123 | 123 | 172 | 241 | 241 | 249 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 125 | 250 | 250 | 325 | 345 | 284 | 348 |
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