Brighton surf break

Brighton surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 06 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
9.0° 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 5AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (07 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212141414141414141313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55135567833333231292828272725232323222112
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
5.74
1:31PM
5.55
1:48AM
5.49
2:03PM
5.27
2:19AM
5.17
2:35PM
4.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.25
7:26AM
0.44
7:39PM
0.49
7:57AM
0.69
8:11PM
0.81
8:30AM
1.01
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----6:31-------6:30-------6:28---
Sunset------5:50-------5:52-------5:53-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C987789109777781011121212121111121111
Feels °C (?)64335675333347910111010999910
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