Brighton Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.80° N 0.06° W

Brighton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brighton sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.8° 

Brighton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brighton today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brighton at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
7
17
17
6
5
5
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:35PM4.74m
5:12AM4.51m
5:46PM4.35m
6:40AM4.24m
7:24PM4.22m
Low Tide
10:27AM1.30m
11:06PM1.37m
11:48AM1.64m
00:35AM1.56m
1:21PM1.72m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
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